[ WP ] The lottery is an Institution designed to catch Time Travelers .

Lottery winners; we rarely heard from them. My parents always stressed to me the importance of being modest about wealth or talent. 
 
 I remember my dad's conversation clearly. 
 
'Son, if you ever win the lottery...... keep it a secret.' 
 
'Tell a few close friends maybe, your family. Oh and me! So I can darn well pay off the mortgage and your school fees.' 
 
 Fair comments from the old man. But the question remained firmly planted in my mind-why did we rarely hear about lottery winners? 
 
 Considering the dubious fame we place on many celebrities for example: the descendant of an Italian count or the children of wealthy politicians or businessmen, surely lottery winners if they have a certain level of interest, also deserve the back page of the odd tabloid magazine? 
 
 I remember a schoolmate's story. His dad worked for the lottery and made roughly three million every draw. Crikey. I then asked him the very same question burning in my mind; 
 
'What happened to all the winners?' 
 
 He shrugged indifferently, swiftly changing the topic of conversation to the football match that weekend. If only I knew. 
 
 The truth is, the quality of modesty has largely gone amiss in our contemporary society. As I later found out, my Dad is actually from the year 2100 when, contrary to many doomsday reports, society is much more sustainable and productive. 
 
 The government and lottery breau have n't caught him and I highly doubt that they ever will-wise old man that he is. 
 Goodness knows what they're doing from the others. I can only hope that they learn from their future experiences and apply their knowledge to our current problems.
