I buy a lottery ticket once a year. I buy one lottery ticket for 300 yen.
I imagine the good things I could do if I won a lot of money. I could help my family. I could support charities that I love. And I could build a chicken house and keep some chickens. (That's my dream!
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But I have heard many stories of people whose lives were ruined (台無し) when they suddenly got a lot of money.
So when I buy my yearly lottery ticket, I pray, " God, I leave it up to You. (神様に任せます。) If You think that winning would be a good thing, please let me win. If You think it would be a bad thing, please don't let me win."
That's why I only buy one ticket.
I have done this every year, for several years.
So far（今のところ), God didn't think that winning would be a good thing for me. (Not even a small amount of money！) 