There are many ways to become rich in this world and freedom distinguishes the lottery from the crowd. Most people who play the lottery do so for the reward, the big jackpot and the potential of becoming rich enough to truly be free – free to buy, free to choose, and free to live.
The world's two biggest lottery jackpots, the US Mega Millions and Powerball, are currently worth $83 million and $80 million respectively. They are once again on a steady march to offering 9-figure top prizes; the sort of jackpots that will provide the lucky lottery winners with a sense of financial freedom and security that your 'run-of-the-mill' millionaire cannot quite boast.
It may not guarantee happiness, but as the Roman orator, philosopher and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero, explained more than two thousand years ago:
Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.
Today, we are largely afforded the basic freedoms of speech, of movement and of assembly, yet the freedom to do exactly as we please eludes the majority of us, and is most often limited by our financial means.
How many everyday scenarios can you think of, where having a little extra cash would make your life easier or more enjoyable? The new shoes you want to buy, the family holiday you want to book, the gorgeous house you want to move into; and we all think, if only I had that extra hundred, or thousand, or million available, I would be able to… [...]
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