Nowadaysafashionablestreetsceneisthebuyingandsellingoflotterytickets.Peoplecrowdaroundeitherinfrontofbigbuildingsoratstreetcorners,purchasingcouponsofvariouskinds,suchasthoseofsocialwelfare,sportsindustryandfootballgames.
Investigationsmadeamongthose"lotterycitizens"showthattheydoitfordifferentpurposes.Somesaythattheyplaythegamejustforfun,othersinsistthattheywanttosponsorathleticdevelopment,stillsomeotherssimplydecidetotrytheirluck.
However,Ibelievetheaimbehindthegame,iffullyexposed,istomakeeasymoney,asitissaidtheprizewinnercangetmillionsofyuaninaninstant,whichisobviouslygreattemptation.Inmymind,lotteryismuchthesameasgamblinginnatureanditcertainlybringsmorenegativeeffectsthanpositiveeffects,ifany.
First,theoverwhelmingmajority,beingmisledbyearning-quick-buckmentality,areimpatientandimpulsivetoputtheirtimeandmoneyintowronginvestment.
Secondly,notafewpeople,beingindulgedinlottery,losenotonlyinitiativeforworkbutalsointerestinlife.
Thirdly,someindividuals,havinggambledawayalltheirmoney,maycommitcrimes.
Fourthly,youngpeople,particularlystudents(evenpupils)maystepbystepbecomeaddictedtolotteryandfinallyleavetheirstudies.Ithinkthecliche"reapingwhatonesows"isstillapplicabletodayand"sowing"takestimeandhardworktohaveinstantreapingisdefinitelyone'swishfulthinking.
Lastofall,sincegamblingandlotterybothmeanriskingmoneyonluck,whytheformerisforbiddenbylawandthelatterissomuchencouraged?