Are you mentally, emotionally prepared?

You look at your ticket every now and then, while watching the lotto draw live on tv.
Then you stare in utter disbelief as every number in your ticket finds its way on the screen. You've just won the Jackpot prize, now, what would you do?
Yell out loud and let the whole world know you're now a millionaire?

Big mistake.

When the ordinary, average guy wins the big money, chances are, he's overwhelmed by it all.

Suddenly, he finds out he has many friends and relatives who materialize at his doorstep and congratulate him for his good fortune. Of course, they also expect him to hand out cash gifts.
Chances are, he spends money on drinking sprees with his buddies and attracts more hangers-on because of the way he parts with his cash.

A family friend once told me her brother-in-law once won five million pesos in the lottery.
That was years ago.
Apparently, he and his family were not able to cope with their new-found wealth and squandered their money.
Now, he's back to zero.

There must be a lesson there somewhere.