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I remember many years ago, I once visited an oceanarium to experience the beauty of the underwater world.
In such a place, sharks are essential, but what struck me as strange was not the uniqueness of the sharks themselves. It was the fact that a group of colorful tropical fish swam freely beside them. As the top predators of the food chain, the sharks seemed completely indifferent. I wondered, since I had seen on ""Animal Planet"" during my childhood that sharks would eat whatever they caught in the ocean, why were they now behaving like gentle sheep at the oceanarium?
With this question in mind, I asked one of the aquarium staff, and they told me the following story. Any new sharks that arrived would undergo special training. They would be placed on one side of a water tank separated by reinforced glass, while on the other side, tropical fish would be released. Initially, the sharks would repeatedly rush towards the tropical fish, but due to the reinforced glass barrier, they would hit it and end up bruised and battered. Meanwhile, they could only watch the tropical fish swimming safely on the other side. Even during feeding time, they would only be given carp and grass carp – shallow-water fish. Over time, the sharks began to perceive the tropical fish as an illusory image and would only prey on the shallow-water fish. When it came time for the exhibition, the tropical fish and sharks could coexist peacefully.
At that time, I was amazed by the creativity of the trainers. But only after my gambling experiences did I fully comprehend: it turned out that sharks were afraid of pain!
Among gambling enthusiasts, there's a pattern: in the beginning, they play with bets in the thousands or hundreds, but later on, they can only afford to bet a few dollars. This also reflects a fear of pain. At first, they might think winning money is easy and place bets with abandon, only to repeatedly lose money, diminishing their capital and confidence. As a sports bettor, I experienced this too – encountering the same odds multiple times, losing bets, and then hesitating to bet on similar odds again, only to see them turn in my favor. The regret is real; this classic mentality of daring to lose but not daring to win is just like the sharks' fear of pain.
In closing, let's take this as a shared encouragement: In gambling, courage is truly needed! |
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