Friday, July 3, 2009
Although my father occasionally buys 4D and TOTO, he pointed out that his gambling was not a large scale gambling process. And ironically, he thinks that gambling is bad. He was influenced by a few generations before him who gambled excessively, but luckily, he knew how to exercise self control. He quoted the chinese proverb "十赌九输" saying that gambling was a bad habit that many people lost their life savings in a greedy attempt to get more money.
Personally, I condemn gambling and lotteries. Firstly because it promotes the ideal that you can strike big without any work, just a few dollars, and you get millions of dollars. In this current economical crisis, we need people to work harder, to try to solve problems, and not turn to an unreliable source of money, where there is also a risk where they can lose their savings. Secondly, linked to the first point, you can lose your money in a extremely risky investment. The chances of winning may be limited and the possibilities of losing your money are much more greater. Gamblers often find themselves "trying to win back my losses", I quote Jonny W.
Gambling may be a way to past time, and the thrills of earning money can be very appealing to some, but certainly not appealing to me. I am not a risk-taker, and I do not believe in taking unneccessary steps that may not help you, and may harm you instead again.
ending
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