Casino or not?
Recently I’ve met an interesting person who tried to persuade me not to play poker.
You could easily predict my opinion but anyway look over the arguments. I asked her to write down what she thinks about casinos.
Cosy sofa or oaken chair? Soft dressing gown or smart clothes? Cup of tea or glass of brandy? H’m… asking what I’m doing?? Nothing, just trying to understand why people prefer the second to the first. Still don’t understand?
Well, not to confuse you any more I dare to ask, Why do people go to the casino??
And being a woman I dare to answer, Because being empty inside they try to replace this lack of real emotions with oaken chairs, smart clothes, glass of brandy …(you may add whatever you wish to this list).
Pardon, what have you said? Not everyone can go to the casino? Because not everyone can afford to spend so much money there? Yes, I can even agree with it. But don’t you try to tell me that people who are the casino-goers deserve to be respected just because of their money?
The song I like very much says, Don’t care about money, they won’t buy me happiness. I won’t discuss happiness now ‘couse every person has his own understanding of this. But don’t you think that when you’re making the first step to cross the threshold of the casino you admit your own unhappiness instead of showing your well-being?
What do I mean? Well, what is your aim? To show off yourself? Or probably your money? Or may be your position in society? Or you simply want to become acquainted with useful people?
But what if you just want to escape from another lonely evening and not to see your unhappiness, and try not to let the others know about It.
So you go and spend your money, your time simply staring at roulette wheel and probably having your fingers crossed and, impossible to believe, but asking your luck not to leave you now when you nearly to win…$1 000 000 ( why not?)!! People around are getting green with envy and you are getting proud of yourself…but…No butterflies in the stomach? And what about a splash of adrenalin? It was just a fleeting moment, wasn’t it?
Yes, I speak blunt sometimes, being harsh more often that I should be, but I never hide my own point of view. So, you’ve got all the rights to ask what I think about this modern showbiz. Well, sounds strange but I’ve never been to the casino. Sounds more strange I’ve never had a wish to go there. Why?? I just don’t see any sense in It. By the way why should I?
It’s much better to see a smile in the eyes of your beloved one instead of a green colour of the curtain shutter, to spend the evening in a company of your family instead of people who you’ve never seen before, to sip your tea and know that you don’t need to go far to meet your happiness…
That was my opinion. And if you don’t agree, well, dispute It if you can…
Can you dispute?