@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
Recreational gambling is fun. The trick is to set a limit beforehand and stick to it. In the end I don't spend more than I might going out for the weekend and doing something else.
I have better things to do with my money, feed the poor, donate to victims of disasters, homeless shelters, kids with cancer... and funds that protect the earth's resources.
I assuredly don't have the compulsion to spend money on the weekend in a bar, nightclub, casino, strip-joint etc... It is a pity to waste money on such frivolousness. I don't even order take-out food. I buy the ingredients and cook it myself. I have become quite a chief doing this and my money goes four to five times further. Because of this I can make my own Chinese food, Mexican cuisine, the best pizza in town and many other dishes... I don't over eat (usually) and rarely ever have need.
Most of my music (love songs) that I have made throughout my life is free to listen to online.
In living my life this way I have met others who share the same values as myself. Not through good ole boy hypocrisy and pie-in-the-sky illusions but the old fashioned way of hard back breaking work, dedication and pride in one's duty to society and the world... My bones may be weary sometimes but I am still fit as a fiddle.
I don't not own a car because I do not want to leave a large carbon footprint for my life and I love to walk where I want to go. Today alone I walked at least 5 miles. I carry my own groceries home every day on foot. If I did own a car it would be a rice burner. Even if I had millions I would not buy an expensive car but I would donate it to the poor and the green earth charities and live simply anyway. I have learned how to stretch money and do great things with very precious little. I derive the greatest pleasures out of watching things grow, like my herb garden and tomato plants in the back yard. Those are my weekend casinos.
Most my my bar hopping friends have ruined their livers with alcohol, squandered their fortunes and died from aids...
Yet I still have my youthful appearance, I am physically strong, and free of any diseases. This is because I don't compromise on my values and principles and I live life not expecting I will win the lottery. If I ever do acquire fame and fortune it will be due to working my way from the bottom up to the top. In this way my credibility, fortitude and convictions will be unquestionable.
I am not perfect either and never plan to be... I have my weaknesses and they are what remind me that I am only human and to give a little slack to others. But I don't need to be beguiled by their rank foolishness. I have lived long enough and know better.
I am non religious but I am also ordained clergy. I am accepting of most all religion as long as it is not tainted by arrogance. I am culturally open and loving of others of different backgrounds and races. Yet I will not accept the decadence and the world that gamblers have created, I will not provide one dime to that world. I have never bought a lottery ticket or bet on a horse race and I never ever will of my own volition. I would rather set my face to the wind and be my own person. I believe that people give up rather than take the long road home. Never give up and one day you will "win" on your own volition and steam.
No "luck" will be necessary...
Where's the love for saving the almost extinct Peruvian polkadotted whale slug of the Huascarán peak of the Andes Mountains? For shame!
