“A gambler who has
lost all evening makes one last bet with money that has been saved for the down
payment on a house and wins back twice the sum. Could you justify the risk?” To
me, he never should have made the bet. He didn’t look at the long-term risk. He
mad a Hedonism move. He thought of nothing but of what he wanted in that
moment. And many people would say that making that move was okay, but I say
that he shouldn’t have done it. I’m sure he had been saving for that money for
a long time, and then he bet it all away. The odds were against him and
although he won, he easily could have lost it all.
This
man is clearly a hedonist. He bet his entire down payment on one bet, and got
lucky enough to win. If he had lost, he would have been devastated. If I were
in this situation, there is no way I would have done that. I am all for looking
and planning ahead. I am more of a believer of Epicureanism. This gambler
should have thought about his decision and the effects that would come with it
if he lost instead of only thinking about the moment. He was extremely lucky
that he won, but there is no way to justify his risk.
Life
can be about taking risks, but not risks as big as he took. I believe in taking
risks, but in moderation. Personally, I only take risks if there is a good
chance that there is a good outcome to the risk. This gambler had all odds
against him, yet he still took the risk. In this situation the risk was not in
his favor. You have to take risks to
live in this world, no doubt about it, but those risks have to be realistic.
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