When I was 18 I won the lottery, I don't need any measly $1.3 billion
In the news recently was a lottery with a bounty of $1.3 billion to the winner(s). That got me to thinking about what I possess: When I was 18 years old, I won the lottery. To this day I consider myself one of the luckiest, most blessed men in the entire world. I grew up in a broken home with alcoholic and divorced parents. We had very little materially. I remember eating mostly cereal one year when I was in elementary school. My longing as a kid was to have a better life as an adult and to raise good kids in a healthy environment. Everything changed right when I turned 18. I never bought a “ticket” to win this lottery but I did get adopted by someone with enormous resources. I became an heir of the richest person in the world. In fact, He is the richest person in the universe. He ultimately owns all things. My friends think they “own” their homes or their cars or real estate. Nope, He does. But he also possesses things that are far more valuable than cash: “You