Gambling has been around since civilization arose, and probably earlier than that.
Is it some form of instinct, hard-wired into us over the years, to seek out and revel in risks?
Without taking great risks civilizations cannot expand and flourish; is it somewhat of an imperative in all civilizations for its members to gamble, to risk it all on the chance of a big win?
The Portugese, Spanish and English explorers risked life, limb and fortune on a chance to pull a big prize out of the unknown.
People who start a new business are gambling that it will succeed.
Lovers who commit to each other gamble that it will last.
It's fine for cynics to question the value of gambling; It's been said that an unexamined life is not worth living.
Ain't no big thing: it just is what it is.
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