Marisa Blevins

English 111

Mrs. Miller

April 8, 2008

If I Won the Lottery

If I won the lottery, I believe for a little while I would be really happy. However, as most of you have heard that saying of the money does not buy happiness, it is true.  I personally do not know from my own experience because I have not actually been lucky enough to win; I just believe that money does not bring happiness.

As most people would do I would first pay off all my debts. I would also help all my family and friends get out of debt. I would give money to churches and to charities, such as the Breast Cancer society or St. Jude’s children’s hospital, and give money to the needy children throughout my town. I also believe that I would not be a selfish person and forget about all the more needy people in the world; I would try to help them out the best way that I could.

No matter what anyone says I believe that money can change a person. Yes, it can change them for the better, but most of the time it does not. I guess they feel that with all of the money they get, they receive all of this power. Well, anyone who believes that way, then they has a big eye opener to see. It seems like they, get a big head when they win a big amount of money like that.

Also, I would love to travel around the world to different countries and cities. I know that a lot of people say that they travel on business. However, if you ask me, I bet that they did not even get a chance to just sit back and really take it all in. Besides business yea, like it is a real fun vacation!

A couple of places that I would really like to visit are china, Iran, and Iraq. Now I know that people around here think that they are bad off, but many people are worse off than we are. I would also love to bring someone back to the states and try to help them and all the people over there. I would like to ask what they are in desperate need of and take it back to them. I love to help people and I believe that is something useful that I could do with my money.

 I know that for most people who had just won the lottery, they would quit their jobs as soon as possible. As for me, I would keep mine because I do not know what I would do with all of the time. Yes I would enjoy it for a little while, but as time went by it would get pretty boring and lonely.  I am very lucky to have the job that I have now, because not only do I like it, but I also have a really good boss that it also my best friend.

Yes, I would love to win the lottery, not only for my benefit but also to help everyone else. I also know that it is just a dream and when I wake up I will be back in the real world, where you have to work for anything and save everything.