He is middle aged without children nor spouse. He lives in a boarding house and has very little privacy. He has an unspecified illness and lives off of disability insurance. He recently won the largest single jackpot in Canadian History. He does not have much going for him. His life will undoubtably drastically change.
I want to win the lottery. I'm not going to lie. I would like not to have to worry about paying rent and my phone bill. I would like to not have to order the cheapier options off the menu because I can't afford the really expensive stuff. I would like to have the luxury of shopping without having to look at the price tag. It would be lovely if I could travel, if I had the time. But that's the thing, even if I won the lottery, I wouldn't have the time.
Money can't buy you everything.
So unlike the most recent winner of the 6/49, my life would not necessarily change all that drastically. Having more money wouldn't make me smarter or a better academic. Winning the lottery wouldn't make me more talented or a better singer/actor/dancer. Being the richest man in the world wouldn't make me more creative or a better artist. In fact, being wealthy may hinder my artistic process. Sure, maybe I could afford more time to study by quitting my job, or afford singing and dancing lessons to help my career as a performer, but that doesn't guarentee success. Having money to afford the time or the classes to improve myself still relies on me as a person primarily: just paying for the classes, or having the time for studying will not insure improvement. So, I must conclude that, even if I won the lottery, I would still be doing everything I can do to get into grad school and would still be practicing before every audition. What matters most in life, what is important to me, money will never be able to purchase.
Money can change a life, but it can't buy you skills, smarts, or talent.
That doesn't mean that I don't want to win the lottery.
I have my ticket in my pocket.
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me too.
no, no. listen. people who know what love is, people who value friendship, people who strive to improve their minds, people who want to add things to this world who DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY are the ones who DESERVE the money. you need things to do things and money can buy you things. I'm gonna blog about this myself before I make this comment a blog.
me three.
Well I've often thought if I won the lottery I would buy a house in Toronto and invite you and some other artists to live there for free. Like a creative house in the Annex for young performers and writers.
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