Daredevil Risk-taker

I remember my friend’s response when I asked him if he is gambling – “I told you and I bet you, I’m not a gambler.”

It took me a few seconds to get it.

In a gambling sense, wagering of money or something of material value placing them to a gambling den, sport events or betting games and to ‘holy place’ called casino to gain more money or prizes is the foremost intent of the bettor.

In this scheme where odds are defining matter to roll the dice or spin a roulette in your favor-- on the winning side, you must maintain your pace in a triumphant momentum regardless the weight of the stake.

 
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While on the other end, meaning on the losing edge, tears are the familiar stuff. From there, you want to overcome the bad luck by betting more to promptly recover your lost fortune, the bigger the betting, the more bitter the lost, the more devastating the effect to your life.  

That’s why you fervently pray to 'god of gambler' to throw the lucky ace in your favor.  While you’re becoming a religious icon in praying, you would also become a good mathematician, fearless forecaster, feng-shui master and a daredevil risk taker.

You start to compute for the probability, the percentage of winning, bigger chances of gaining, by all factors affecting your gaming like the history of your shots, the mistakes you made, the bad omen you noticed, the weather outside, your lucky clothes, your hairstyle, the stroke of your hands, your amulets, etc.

You want your money to multiply, triplicate or carry on infinitely, while the odds allow you to win once, lose twice, and weep forever. 

It is addictive, when you tried it once, you will try it again and again, regardless the outcome -- win or lose, then you will be hooked into the system continuously until you broke.











Source image: roulettelessons.com

In my humble point of view, rather engaging in this game of chances instead focus to investments where your time and money will convert into increasing value and wealth such as:

1.      Putting your money in the bank –
A Money Market Placement and Time Deposit are good options to yield interest though small profit is earned but will escalate as time gone by.
2.      Buying a real estate property –
Wherein appreciation in value is much better factor than depreciation of property, try to focus on this venture.
3.      Establishing business of your expertise/love-
Your time and money is worth consuming for when you love what you’re doing especially in making money through business you know enough and love to manage.
4.      Using your time to enhance your knowledge-
Read books, play ‘mind games’, and other useful stuffs to cultivate your mind.  And if you want to escalate to a higher level, try the post-graduate school - masteral (MBA) or doctorate (Ph.D, depends on your academic expertise), if you already graduated from college.


I'd like to give the credit and appreciation to my friend as his statement gave me an idea and flickered to my mind to write this instantly.

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