Fictional Lottery Winner
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Abishai Gangulee
I’m an Asian-Indian male, born in 1978, the last of my grandfather’s family line. I went to an Ivy League college in New Hampshire, USA. I was born in Bihar, India. I speak Bengali and English fluently. I met the love of my life in 2001, a woman, and we were engaged. I discovered relativity as it applied to my mathematical-neuroscience field theory work at the age of 23. I decided to devote my life to Christ and perhaps to a for-profit self-employed business, such as a restaurant, as I have become an avid chef. I love the painter Seurat, the writer Edith Wharton, and the scientist Ernst Mach. I very much enjoy the writings and teachings of my grandfather’s neighbors. I also love music: cello, piano, drums, dancing. My partner and I love to dance. My favorite musicians include Lenny Kravitz, Bob Dylan, and Madonna. I also like the Indian musician Jagjit Singh. It was a thrill to formally leave applied mathematics at the age of 23. At the time, I felt the self-imposed peer-pressure of “great physicists discover everything by their late 20s.” It was this, and meeting my gal that opened up new chapters in my life and new options for work and recreation, such as gardening and family management. I live under the support of others but have acquired resources and plans to become a guardian (if not of children). My family is distinguished in politics, science, literature, education, civil service, and the arts. I think of myself as Errol Flynn, a sort of “Harry Kennedy.” In India, my family is considered classy and stylish. The secret to gardening is maintaining consistent conditions for any type of plant. Consistency also means achieving balance between watering temperature and room temperature. Always try luke-warm water as a default plan and water the thing as if you were angry with it, but do it gently. As a young man I loved the composer Chopin but now prefer the more famous work of Beethoven. Here is a tip for tourists: when visiting India, drink coconut water, take your iPod, and refrain from feeling charitable. By Abishai Gangulee
Published on 04/5/2008
This is the story of a fictional lottery winner. He was a royal heir, but his family was not in its heyday and needed money.
Fictional Lottery Winner
Abishai was the last male heir of his distinguished royal family of Indian origin. His family boasted members in the fields of education, priesthood, and politics. They included heads of state, renowned religious reformers, and great writers. Abishai’s great-grandfather, Upendranath Gangulee was a very successful hotelier. Upendranath’s success rivaled that of the Astors. Unfortunately, Upendranath died prematurely and his sons were unable to manage the family estate.
Generations later, Abishai’s father, Amit Kumar, immigrated to the United States where they settled in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Abishai was admitted to Dartmouth College and excelled in tennis, soccer, and other sports. Abishai was also a very skilled orator and mathematician. Abishai was unable to have children; he knew, therefore, that he was the last Gangulee. Because of this, skill and knowledge and the pursuit of manners were very important to Abishai. He was especially good at mathematics. Abishai devoted his pursuits to informatics mathematics and soon discovered how Einstein’s relativity could be applied to neuroscience and psychophysics. Upon this discovery, Abishai quickly decided to leave neuroscience and mathematics altogether and devote his life to Christian thought and prayer.
Converting to Judeo-Christianity, Abishai began a very long (and long-winded) religious “sabbatical.” He composed HTML websites about Jesus’ life and works, and he distributed these websites over email. The sabbatical was financially sponsored by Abishai’s father, Amit Kumar, and it was emotionally supported by Abishai’s fiancee Lauren. Abishai and his father, Amit Kumar, were very happy as Abishai continued his sabbatical. However, the Gangulee family remained financially modest. The sting of losing Upendranath’s estate left a legacy of worries, jealousies, and regrets.
One glorious day, Amit Kumar announced that he was the winner of the New Jersey state lottery. Amit played everyday in the hopes of bringing his family back to financial strength. Now that he finally won, Amit Kumar began planning with Abishai on how to spend the money and how to donate it. Abishai decided he would take 10% of the winnings and donate it to his alma mater, Dartmouth College. Amit Kumar decided to invest 60% of the winnings in a personal Gangulee estate and give the remainder to his daughter and her husband. Abishai did not need any more of the winnings, as he enjoyed the financial insurance of his fiancee’s family. Abishai continued his religious sabbatical and also developed his ambitions to open a chain of “old world” bistros with his fiancee's money. Abishai’s fiancee had an estate that was valued at over $10 million. Abishai was going to use 20% of his fiancee's fortune to start his own bistro business.
Unfortunately, scientists from NASA soon discovered that a meteor was going to hit the Earth at such a speed so as to induce another Ice Age. Upon hearing this news, Abishai soon had a heart attack out of fear and worry. He was only 40 years-old. Abishai was survived by his fiancee, Lauren. Even though Abishai missed out on the meteor, potentially surviving his Gangulee family into the next era of mankind, he did witness his father winning the lottery and fulfilling his dream of brining the Gangulee family financial status back to full strength. Though the Gangulee family died, they did not die poor. This defends the claim that the amount of money one needs to be rich is proportional to that person’s amount of greed.
Generations later, Abishai’s father, Amit Kumar, immigrated to the United States where they settled in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Abishai was admitted to Dartmouth College and excelled in tennis, soccer, and other sports. Abishai was also a very skilled orator and mathematician. Abishai was unable to have children; he knew, therefore, that he was the last Gangulee. Because of this, skill and knowledge and the pursuit of manners were very important to Abishai. He was especially good at mathematics. Abishai devoted his pursuits to informatics mathematics and soon discovered how Einstein’s relativity could be applied to neuroscience and psychophysics. Upon this discovery, Abishai quickly decided to leave neuroscience and mathematics altogether and devote his life to Christian thought and prayer.
Converting to Judeo-Christianity, Abishai began a very long (and long-winded) religious “sabbatical.” He composed HTML websites about Jesus’ life and works, and he distributed these websites over email. The sabbatical was financially sponsored by Abishai’s father, Amit Kumar, and it was emotionally supported by Abishai’s fiancee Lauren. Abishai and his father, Amit Kumar, were very happy as Abishai continued his sabbatical. However, the Gangulee family remained financially modest. The sting of losing Upendranath’s estate left a legacy of worries, jealousies, and regrets.
One glorious day, Amit Kumar announced that he was the winner of the New Jersey state lottery. Amit played everyday in the hopes of bringing his family back to financial strength. Now that he finally won, Amit Kumar began planning with Abishai on how to spend the money and how to donate it. Abishai decided he would take 10% of the winnings and donate it to his alma mater, Dartmouth College. Amit Kumar decided to invest 60% of the winnings in a personal Gangulee estate and give the remainder to his daughter and her husband. Abishai did not need any more of the winnings, as he enjoyed the financial insurance of his fiancee’s family. Abishai continued his religious sabbatical and also developed his ambitions to open a chain of “old world” bistros with his fiancee's money. Abishai’s fiancee had an estate that was valued at over $10 million. Abishai was going to use 20% of his fiancee's fortune to start his own bistro business.
Unfortunately, scientists from NASA soon discovered that a meteor was going to hit the Earth at such a speed so as to induce another Ice Age. Upon hearing this news, Abishai soon had a heart attack out of fear and worry. He was only 40 years-old. Abishai was survived by his fiancee, Lauren. Even though Abishai missed out on the meteor, potentially surviving his Gangulee family into the next era of mankind, he did witness his father winning the lottery and fulfilling his dream of brining the Gangulee family financial status back to full strength. Though the Gangulee family died, they did not die poor. This defends the claim that the amount of money one needs to be rich is proportional to that person’s amount of greed.