I would just like to make a point about lotteries. People say that they view it as a "game". But it does not seem that way to me. It's a few things. Firstly, it's an organization set up by people, so that THEY can be guaranteed certain profits, and the more people believe in the idea of winning money in the lottery, the more they will invest, and the more these people will make. Even though they give lots to charity. Even if they are state-affiliated. There are still some people whose DIRECT income comes from running a lottery.
Secondly, there are the players - the people who buy a ticket. It's important to realize that they are not really playing, they are hoping. They are hoping to win. THey are giving their money into a group fund because EACH ONE HOPES TO BE THE ONE WHO GETS IT ALL. Now, if a certain person were to win it all, most of the other players would actually begrudge that person the money: WHY HIM AND NOT ME? Of course, it's not legally stealing, but if Person A would actually win, and had been able to predict it in advance, he would have been preying on other people's gullibility. How does that feel?
So that sort of money can come with a pretty bad "taste" or feeling associated. Firstly, because it's not really being given willingly, as above, and secondly because even the winners are then catapulted into a state of being "above" all the losers, which is not a nice feeling either, it's much healthier to feel equal and humble.
I would think it is much more pleasant to earn money for a service well provided and appreciated; or alternatively, to be given it by an individual who WANTS to give you that money; or to find money or valuables in your backyard. These things may not be huge amounts at once, but I think one would have a clearer inner sense of direction on how to use the money when it's from a positive, giving source.
IN the meantime, to those people above who have been volunteering even before they get their windfalls, or who have been posting and sharing, or who have been putting their health first and realizing how important their families are, etc etc., I am impressed. Sometimes the need for money is a gift, because it propels us in new directions which are good for us, Like someone above wrote, if you had a beloved son, would you just give him tons of money? Why does he need so much power? This feeling of infallibility? This attitude that he knows best how to direct such huge sums?