[ WP ] You play the lottery to win the next $ 1 Billion powerball , and in the joy of celebrating your winning ticket , it 's blown out of your hands by a strong gust of wind .

All I ever wanted in life was to be a millionaire. 
 I know it sounds easy and cheap, but ever since I can remember, even as a small kid, I've wanted to be filthy rich. 
 I've tried to avoid working as much as I could. It's not that I'm lazy or anything, I just felt sick to my stomach simply thinking about work. As a kid, I did n't want to play with blocks because I knew I had to put them back in the box after I finished playing with them. The fun of playing with blocks just did n't seem good enough compared to the dread of having to tidy up after. 
 I went through life doing as little as I could. 
 Dreaming of a future filled with money. The money would act as my safety net, guaranteeing I would never have to do anything ever again. No job, no cleaning the apartment, no washing the dishes, doing laundry, taking out the trash, nothing. 
 You see, a lot of people are willing to work hard, and I mean *hard*, to get to such a point in life. But let's face it, 
 most people will need their whole life to get close to having enough money, and many more will never even come close. 
 Not wanting to stick out a finger at all will make becoming a millionaire pretty much impossible. 
 Except if you win the lottery. 
 I *won* the lottery. 
 The winning ticket, which I bought, is right there in front of me. It's not in my hand. It's slowly twirling down, and I'm right behind it. 
 The ticket got blown out of my hands by a strong gust of wind. It went right over the edge of the building and started twirling, dancing, mocking me on its way down. 
 So I jumped after it, because you see, all I ever wanted in life was to be a millionaire.
