Over 30 years, that's:
75/10=7.5
7.5/3=2.5
$2.5 million a year.
Say I was one of five winners; I would win $15 million.
Say I was one of ten winners; I would win $7.5 million.
$500,000 or $250,000 a year for thirty years. Think you could live on that?
I was thinking of being a big winner, and what kinds of things I could do with it. There are organizations that work with sex workers; trying to help them where they are; trying to help them leave that life and prosper after. There is an organization that I have volunteered with, and there is an organization that was featured on Oprah and/or CNN or CNBC, that I know are doing good work. If I could, I would give them $500,000 the first year; $1 million the second year; and $2 million the third year. I'd love to see what they could do with such a boost; what they could grow or make happen.
There are lots of people who are doing great work, who could use some kind of help to do more great work. What I really should be doing; what we all should be doing, is giving our time to these things; the investment of time is light years more valuable to the health of a society. If you think about your own life and the struggles you face, the investment of someone's time into your life would probably make a more vast difference than a bundle of money.
Turn that around and think about someone whose life you could invest some time in. You may think your are poor in resources, but I would bet there is someone who is poorer than you; who could use an investment of you. Tutoring and mentoring can be just an hour a week. Same thing for CASA volunteers. Babysit somewhere. Teach English. Lend a hand. It is our selves that are the most valuable commodity that we possess.
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