I Never Needed To…
While I was in Vegas, I didn’t gamble. I never felt the need. People couldn’t understand it. Well, here is the reason:
This is the slot machine my dad brought home when I was 5 years old. The first night it was in the house (in the basement, specifically), they had to bring my dinner down to me because I kept playing. And winning. So I ate in the basement. Hot dogs. With ketchup. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Once you’ve played a slot machine for hours and hours over the years, it becomes apparent that The House always wins. Sure, you might have a lucky streak, but you just never know when that streak will end. So I never bothered to play while I was in Vegas.
Pretty machine, eh?
Insurance business works the same way – the odds are stacked in favour of the ‘House.’ I think your father was either very wise or you managed to learn a lesson reasonably painlessly which has stood you in very good stead!
Comment by The Gray Monk — 2012/10/17 @ 06:21
That’s very cool!
Comment by pam — 2012/10/17 @ 07:01