It’s a tradition in few parts of India to gamble as part of
Diwali festival. The tradition is to play gambling games around the time of
Diwali, only once every year, to get attention of Goddess Lakshmi.
I got an invitation to one such party. The culture in which
I grew up considers gambling as taboo. So it was a bit awkward when I got the
invitation to gamble as part of festival celebration. I accepted the invitation
to be open about other cultures. We accept mothers’ day, Santa Claus,
Halloween and other such western practices. After all, Diwali taash is a
tradition of people of India. The stakes were low and I was going to play just
for fun with a group of friends.
I saw it as just another experience. I enjoyed the game.
There was one game that we played, a game of probability,
which was real close to serious addictive gambling. It was a game where luck matters and nothing
else, no brain required. I realized how alluring it is to gamble at higher
stakes, how easy it is to get lost in the game hoping to win more.
Oh, by the way, I did win a game. But overall, lost some
money.
Losing gets attention of goddess Lakshmi or winning does?
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