If “having a lucky dream and then buying a lottery ticket” is really just pinning your expectations on something uncontrollable, then why do I keep wanting to do it?
What am I after, exactly? Some windfall I get to pocket without any effort?
Sure, a stroke of luck like that could get me into a nice car, clear my debts, let my wife take some time off work — all lovely — but wanting it when I don’t even actually need it right now feels a little too much like wanting something for nothing, doesn’t it?
And yet I still buy the ticket, because there have been quite a few claims that “a lucky dream leads to a winning ticket,” and because it fits the direction I want my life to take — a life that tries something rather than just sitting around doing nothing, a life lived in pursuit of a wider range of experiences. (Partly, too, because I’m afraid I’d regret it later if I didn’t.)
So — how do I lower my expectations to zero and simply let myself try?
(Approach 1) What if I expected this “great fortune” to arrive from a much wider range of directions?
- Meeting our second child
- A performance bonus, or a new job
- A stock shooting straight up
And if it’s none of those, well — maybe it was just a meaningless dream, or maybe help will come from somewhere I don’t expect.
(Approach 2) Focus on the present life
As the saying goes, “let nature take its course” — just live, go with the flow, and enjoy where it carries me.
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