No, I didn't win the Megamillions 1.6 billion dollars. However, someone did win. The winning ticket was sold in South Carolina. I immediately thought of my brother and his family. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren. Gee, I hadn't thought of that possibility!
What I was going to do if I won was set up a million dollar trust fund for each them. I never considered the possibility that one of them could win. Would they set up a trust fund for me? I doubt it. Not to sound too cynical but why would they?
My next thought was a sense of sorrow for the person or persons who won all that money. Their whole life would be changed, forever. How could they ever be normal again with all that money? One person or family can only spend so much money. 1.6 billion is too much money, really.
This has caused me to rethink me buying any future lottery tickets. I've decided this is the last big money lottery ticket I will buy. I have one more ticket to check, a Powerball ticket that is worth over 620 million dollars. That drawing is this Thursday. Like all my other lottery tickets, I'll be lucky if I can even match one number. I'm done with this fantasy that I would ever win. Sure, I would like half a million dollars to play around with but as I've said in my previous posting, I have a great life right now. I have everything I need. Talking to my friend Larry on FaceTime this morning (we're both the same age, 77), I told him the only thing I would like to have is my youth back. I would like to get up on the morning and not ache all over (arthritis). I would like my left leg not to be pins and needles as a result of my accident three years ago where I tore my quadricep muscle. I would like to have my dark beard back. I would like to have my flat stomach back and get rid of my "pot" and love handles. Where did they come from anyway since I weigh the same? I would like to see that young face of mine in by bathroom mirror in the morning instead of that old man with the grizzled face road mapped with wrinkles. Now that is a fantasy folks. Forget winning the billion dollar lottery. It ain't going to happen. I wish the person who won the lottery a happy life. If his or her life can be as happy as my life is now, they have truly won life's lottery.
Note: Photo was taken this morning of my friend Lar on FaceTime with his daughter's cat Giselle and her new couch
4 comments:
I have never bought a ticket nor will I; waste of money. even if I were to win my life would be ruined.
Maybe I'm a fool for playing the lottery and to gamble as I do, it is delusional to think I'll win much, so I don't play or gamble much. Every day is a gamble, sometimes you win, other times you lose. Do I win Life's Lottery? Some days I do, other days I lose and life is pure pain, no matter what I do or how much I plan ahead to be happy, but I try. Life is much larger and far more complex than we understand or think we understand.
Dr. Spo,
Rarely has wiser words been spoken. You are exactly right. I have already decided never again to buy one of these mega lottery tickets. Scratch off tickets? Perhaps. But never again one of these million dollar tickets. First your chances are almost nil at winning and even if one did win, your life would be absolutely ruined.
Ron
Joel,
More wise words. Life is a lottery. And as I have often said, especially the last five years, I have already won. Everything thing from here on out is gravy.
Ron
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