For A While

Imagine winning the mega-millions lottery and not having a care in the world. $70+ million cash payout ($35 million after the federal thieves get their grubby mitts on it) and all the world to blow it on. What would a poor schmuck like me do with more money that can be spent in a lifetime? How to live a life of leisure with no worries other than what to buy next? What a sad idea to be thinking about having no real responsibilities? How pathetic can one get to become addicted to having everything you want? Well, I wouldn't mind giving it a try for a while.

It would be nice to have the funds to just lounge on a beach and soak up the sun for a few weeks with no one expecting you to jump through flaming hoops that they hold in their unsteady hands. Maybe learn to enjoy those fruity drinks with the straws and umbrellas and work on attaining that healthy glow. Of course, you would eventually have to find something else to do. The beach is fun but there has to be more to life than this.

Everyone you talk to wants to win the lottery and have all the money that goes with it. I do not think that most people have really thought through the stress and strains of having money. The isolation and reactions from people you once knew. Just take a look at those people that have actually won the lottery. Many of them have burned through the money and are broke, friendless, and divorced. Boy does that sound appealing. But I am sure that they had fun for a while.

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