Everyone dreams about winning the lottery at some point in their life (at least I know that I have once or twice). Some people even play every day. I just heard from a friend of mine about elottery syndicate which is apparently the new and improved way to play the lottery.
People turn on their radios and TV’s and open their newspapers to get the lottery results every day. We all think that our lives would be so much better and easier if we won the lottery, but is that really true? I remember one time watching the show Lost and Hurley, one of the main characters won the lottery and he thought after that he was cursed. Bad things kept happening to the people he loved and strangers wanted to be his friend. While I know that it was just a show and bad things probably won’t just start happening to people just because you won money, but it does change people (that much money at least).
You may find that people who weren’t your friend before start acting like it more because you have money. I also read this article one time for one of my psychology assignments that you only need a certain amount of money to be happy and anything over that amount is just extra. Like if you can afford to comfortable pay your bills and all of your needs are taken care of, all of the other stuff is just extra and doesn’t contribute to your happiness. Because as long as you don’t have to break your back working 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet and can take care of your family, the rest is just for pleasure. No matter how much money you have, people still get divorced and sick and have the same kinds of problems whether they are rich or poor.
So while I am sure that people will obviously still continue to buy lottery tickets and hope to win and imagine what they would do with their winnings (quick work, buy a home or car or even travel) you also have to realize how lucky you are now. You don’t need that money to be happy. With the economy the way it is right now, we just all need to be thankful for the money that we have now and our family and friends.