今が生死

9月4日に抽選が行なわれ、新聞、テレビ、インターネット等で当選番号が公表され
た。今迄当たったことがないのでどうせ当たらないだろうと思いながら番号を確認し
てみたがやはり当たっていなかった。1万円もらえる下五桁までが4本、千円もらえる
下4桁までが1本だったがとても当たる気がしなかった。年賀はがきは下二けたで当た
りがあったが下4桁ではとても当たる気がしない。くじというのは夢を与えるものだ
がこれでは夢どころではない。誰が考えたのか知らないが国民にはいかにも夢を与え
るように宣伝して実際は殆ど当たらないように設定してあり、詐欺みたいなものだと
思えた。下二けたで当たる番号を設定しなければ殆どの人は当たらない。お金も1万
円でなくていいと思う。薄く広く当たるようにしたほうが良い。２００～３００円で
も当たればうれしい。日本郵便の幹部は52円を62円に値上げすることだけでなく、国
民が喜ぶことも考えてもらいたいと思う。

Lottery was held on September 4th, winning numbers were announced in
newspapers, TV, the Internet etc. I tried checking the number while thinking
that it would not hit anything because I never hit it, and I have not hit it
as like every years. We will get 4 of 5 lower digits to receive 10,000 yen,
1 of 4 lower digits that can receive 1000 yen, but I felt the hitting is
very rare. New Year's cards had hits in the lower two digits, but in the
last four digits I feel the hitting is very rare. It is said a lottery gives
us a dream, but this is not a dream. I do not know who designed it, but it
was publicly advertised to give a dream and it was set to hit almost
nothing. I thought it is like a fraud.
Most people will not hit unless you set a number that matches the last two
digits. I think that money is not necessarily 10,000 yen. The hit is better
thinly and extensively. We are happy if we hit it even between 200 and 300
yen. Executives of Japan Post should want not only to raise 52 yen to 62 yen
of post card charge, but also think about the people's happiness.