Missed Opportunities

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How many times have you sat down and thought of the opportunities that you have let slip by over your life so far. If we are all honest with ourselves there will be one or two that will stand out.

You obviously can't go through life like that though as thinking about it will drive you crazy. I have two which you may just call bad luck or it just wasn't meant to be.

The first one was the first lottery in the UK many years ago. I wrote out 20 lines and went to go put them on at the shop and only had 15 Pounds on me and chose the first 15 lines. I didn't go and get some more money and put another 5 lines on. I think it was line 18 that came up on the first draw and the way I dealt with it was if I had played it most likely those numbers wouldn't have come up. I think about it from time to time, but it hasn't changed me in anyway.That is life and you can't live on what could have been.

Another opportunity was watching a news report about a pub in London accepting Bitcoin for payment on it's drinks. I had never heard of this before and had been using the internet for many years. It was marketed as an online currency for internet purchases. I thought about purchasing 100 pounds worth and mentioned to my wife that it was a long shot, but then never followed through. If I recall correctly it was around 1 cent or just under at the time.I don't think I would have followed through with it if I am honest as finding an online wallet would've most likely have scared me off. The truth is I didn't understand the technology and if I could have gone and purchased physical coins i would have done it.

This was probably a blessing in disguise as one I would've probably lost the password for the wallet or have sold them long before they reached its highs. This may sound strange, but I am probably more relieved I didn't purchase them as the person I was in those days I would have lost the password. That would I think be worse knowing what you had and let slip and see it as a relief in many ways.

Today I don't play the lottery and rarely gamble yet I an involved in crypto. I am comfortable with Steem and a few other coins I hold and don't really see it as gambling and more of a sure thing. I know it isn't a sure thing, but my gut tells me it is.