Gambling is one of the hardest things to overcome. Just like other addictions it ruins the lives of those it's affecting and those who are nearest to them. I could be at a casino and lose everything I have and still be motivated to "get the casinos." It's the same mindset that gets people in trouble and destroys once normal lives. People have to realize, casinos are in business to make money.

I remember watching a movie; I can't recall the name, of a casino owner being questioned by one of his associates. The associate asked him a question and he replied "What business can you have that can generate so much money and give people nothing back in return?" After his reply, he laughed, and so did his associate.

Gamblers are psychologically driven to win. Casinos are driven to make money. When you have the bank roll of a normal person, compared to the bankroll of a casino who do you think will win the war? Yes, you might win a couple bets here and there but in the end you have gotten nowhere. It's like walking for thousands of miles and realizing you haven't moved a step. In my experience, I gambled, not because I enjoyed gambling but because I wanted some psychological payoff from the guy hurting inside. I received no pay off, but a summons to court to pay back all my gambling debt and the stress and misery accompanied with it. Ask any career gambler, how much money they have earned? Most of them, if not all, will say they lost more and wish they never started in the first place.

Every single thing you do has a root cause. Most people know what their problem is, but don't have the mental strength to deal with it. This is when you have to put your life in perspective.

The burn victim, although mangled and scarred has the enthusiasm to get up every morning, smile and function in their everyday life. The man crippled in his wheelchair when you're in the house mad at the world, gets up religiously to go outside wave to people and wish them a nice day. People who eat for dinner what me and you call a snack. What I'm trying to say is, there are people who should be mad at the world, but choose not. This life is only temporary. It's what you do when faced with an obstacle that separates us from the rest.