After a gap of nearly 5 years, I put pen to paper, rather finger to keyboard, to churn out a poem - "On his last game".
It was inspired by the unbelievable events at my last game of football. Even I was ridiculously surprised by the fact that I hit four goals. And yes - I chose to neglect the fact that I'll look like some egoistic, self appraising prick for saying that out loud. But like I said, ridiculously surprised. Forget four goals in a single game, I'm pretty sure that I haven't scored that many in an year. Hitting four goals was like winning the lottery for me.
And I am thankful to all those involved in that game for letting me do so at my last game.
Speaking of lotteries and stuff, I was surprised to receive a letter from the Reader's Digest this week, saying that I have been nominated for their annual Sweepstakes, worth to the tune of Rs.50 lakhs. All I had done to get this opportunity was to register at their site at some point in the past; and all I had to do to go further in the Sweepstakes was to reply to this mail at the earliest. And I did just that.
So, as it is, I stand a chance to win up to 50,00,000 rupees in cash. And that spurred me on to think as to what I would do if I won this lottery; or any lottery for that matter.
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| One day, those are going to be my hands holding the large pile of cash!! |
If I win the lottery, I would resign from my job, go back to my home in Thiruvananthapuram, put my feet up on the table, switch on the TV and laze my life around. Since I'm already on course to do that from next week, that too without winning the lottery, I thought of what else I would do.
1. I won't tell anyone I won the lottery.
Why you may ask. It is partly because I don't want people to see me any differently, making me act any different than I do now. It is partly because I'm sure I'll be asked to give treats. It is mainly because I don't do well under scrutiny of the public's eye. It makes me act awkward.
2. I guess it's implied that I won't be giving out any treats/donations.
Like I said before, no treats will be my mantra if I ever win the lottery. I already have given/give a lot of treats without winning it. I don't want to go on doing that for a silly thing like winning a lottery.
And if you won't pray for me to win the lottery without getting a promise of a treat in return, then well, I'm okay with it.
3. I'll resist the temptation to build a huge tower, and fill it with gold coins, so that I can go swimming in it.
Those who have had watched Duck Tales will know what I'm talking about.
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| This is what I'm talking about!!! |
But I won't do that. It is a silly, immature way to flaunt your wealth. And at the rate that Gold sells now, I don't expect my lottery money to buy more than a few hundred coins.
4. I would donate 10% of the interest I get to charity every month.
As I have planned it as of now, I would put 35 lakhs in Fixed Deposit, and the rest 15 lakhs in a normal account. I guess I would earn about Rs.30,000 per month from them. That is more than enough for someone living in my hometown, Thiruvananthapuram. And I'll donate 10% of it, about Rs.3000 to charity every month.
This is not because I'm a humanitarian, but because I don't want to feel guilty. If, at all, there is a process, at some point in time, of adding points for your good deeds, and subtracting points for your bad deeds, I want to make sure that I'm closer to zero.
5. I'll still try to get a job.
Just because I have cash in bank doesn't mean that I'm gonna live my entire life off of it. It was by a stroke of luck/fate/destiny that I got that cash. I could easily lose it again. So, I'll get a job, I'll work my ass off, take all the due plaudits and recognition with pride, and sleep every night a content man.
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I had also come across this article in quora.com. It was about this guy, who made a fortune with a venture he made by sellling it off to a big MNC, but decided not to flaunt his wealth. He moved to another city, got a normal job and a normal life. In case you want to know how to be wealthy and NOT SHOW OFF, check out his post at
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Well, that's it for this week. Monday'll be my last day at my first job. It's getting weird and confusing and frightening and confusing. I think I said confused before. I think I should just go lie down, thinking about the lottery that I'm gonna win.
You all have a great weekend.
'til next week.
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