MARBLES BLINDLY ROLLING
Sir,-Mr. de la Mare’s definition of the word "gamble" hardly covers its full scope. My dictionary tells me that to gamble is to play for money or property in games of chance or skill. With regard to the morality of such an undertaking, would Mr. de la Mare say that to "play the market" on the Stock Exchange is for one to lose any claim to be a Christian? Again, if two equally good chess players wagered £100 on the result of a game, would reason go overboard? Skill would be the dominating factor but the game none the less a gamble, Personally, I think most of our life on this earth is a gamble; some have all the good luck while others fight a hopeless battle against the turn of fortune’s wheel. I am certainly not in favour of either man or woman gambling with money they cannot afford to lose. But the ethics vary according to circumstances. The parable of the Talents still holds good today; either freeze your assets in sterility or take a risk and make them twofold. It’s all a gamble.
W.
HOLMES
(Palmerston North)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 897, 12 October 1956, Page 5
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193MARBLES BLINDLY ROLLING New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 897, 12 October 1956, Page 5
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