The Lottery - Kalweit

I have grown up participating in lent since i can remember, for my family it was a tradition that took place before Easter. For lent, my brother and i were forced to choose something to give up for lent, usually some sort of food or candy. Although it was not a life changing or drastic commitment, it reinforced the idea of religion being an everyday aspect of someone's life. For me the only reason that i took part of it was cause my mother told me to, i really did not have a choice. Once i got older it was taken so seriously, and the pressure from my mother had declined. It had turned into an event that my brother and I would look at as a betting competition. It was a time where I would give up something that i truly did not need, but I still do not know why I didn't think twice about participating in it.