This past weekend, I was hanging out with some friends playing some card games. One of the people was really lucky at the games, so after dinner we decided to go and buy some lottery tickets. Most of us didn’t have cash, but I had some money, so I let them use it to buy some tickets. We bought the Powerball and Mega Millions since those had the highest payouts. For some reason, we had the belief that we would actually win and were imagining how we would split the money and whether we could retire off the lump sum. The energy and the excitement was high. The number drawing for Powerball just happened to be in a few hours, so we hung out until the drawing happened. I had my phone out so I could see the countdown to when the numbers would be drawn and eagerly waited for my life to change before my eyes.
At 11 pm, we tuned into the livestream and ended up not getting anything. Not a single number matched. What a letdown. Obviously most people do not win the lottery, but I really thought that this person had some super lucky powers. We’ll see if we win the Mega Millions tomorrow, but I do not have my hopes up. If we do win a prize, I think that I’d probably still work a job. Perhaps I’ll find something in a different field that I’ve been curious about. Or maybe I’ll keep the same job that I currently have. But, I don’t think that it would make sense for me to completely change my lifestyle if I won the lottery.
Jeffrey's Thoughts 