| The world is becoming obsessed with money and | | | | he has won/lost. He has yet to have any major |
| all things material. From the size of your house, | | | | win to this point, this does not deter him however |
| the type of car and even where you travel on | | | | and for the next hour, he will start a debate, |
| your holidays, some people are trying to go one | | | | asking different people how they would spend |
| better do their friends and family. | | | | their winnings, if they ever won the lottery. |
| For me these people are quite sad. I have a | | | | For me the two most important things in life are |
| friend who is similar to the people above, he is | | | | health and happiness. These are two things which |
| always thinking of money, always talking about | | | | money can not buy. A number of years ago, my |
| money. How to earn it, how to spend it etc. | | | | father became very ill. He had to spend around |
| He is part of a lottery syndicate, there are about | | | | five months in hospital and he was only fifty |
| fifty people in this syndicate. When he goes out | | | | seven. I feared the worst, even though I was |
| on the Saturday evening, he always takes with | | | | trying my hardest to think and stay positive. I |
| him a piece of paper with the numbers on and a | | | | remember thinking, if I could give those doctors |
| little pen. At around nine o'clock he phones his | | | | everything I own in the world, it still would not |
| girlfriend and she tells him what the numbers are | | | | help him. |
| for that particular night. He then spends around | | | | Happiness is the same, at times I have had lots |
| twenty minutes checking the numbers, and then | | | | of cash in my back pocket, however have been |
| re-checking to see if he has any winning lines. | | | | quite depressed. At other times I have had next |
| He then returns from the toilet area and is asked | | | | to no money and have been extremely happy. |
| by other members of the group about how much | | | | |