One thing that has always struck a sour chord in my since I can remember hearing of the lottery is people who try to justify their desire to win the lottery by the notion that they would donate to charities.
I've heard this at work, along with the good old standbye "I'd buy the company and give everyone a rise" we all know how rediculas that one is.
I heard this on television interviews when the lottery gets big and people in line are interviewed, one guy I saw interviewed when the lotto was big actually said "I'll donate it all to charity". What did he think that somehow saying that would somehow cosmically make him win? Why didn't he just donate what he was spending on lotto tickets to charity then?
And I have heard this constantly brought on when someone wins or on lottery winner update shows. Some of those lotto winners sued by charities they carelessly promised to donate to before they realize that they weren't getting as much money as they thought they were.
Why is The Lottery the one form of gambling that people seem to constantly justify with this notion that donating to charity somehow entitles a person who would donate to charity as a "Good Lottery" winner over someone who wouldn't.
In my opinion if someone wins the lottery and creates businesses and jobs it's much better than a person who donates to charity.
Afterfall the desire to win The Lottery is basically a desire of greed. IE you want to win over other people winning.
We don't see interviews of people going into casinos and asking people at the blackjack table or slot machines if they are gonna donate to charity.
By playing some lotteries you've already donated to certian charities anyway.
Is it that some people have guilt about playing the lottery or winning the lottery? Is this why they focus so much on donating to charities with winnings? I seriously don't get the logic in all of this.
If people were really concerned with charities they should be donating to charities instead of playing the lottery and leave the lottery wins to those of us who know it's a greed based desire to win over all the millions of people who play the lottery as well.
I want to win the lottery. But I want to win purely so I can make life better for myself and my IMMEADIATE Family. No one else, and I am honest enough to admit that to myself and anyone who might ask me.
Who else is honest enough to admit this as well?