Coping with imminent death, its not a fun way to start your day. Knowing someone you know is going to be killed in your presence, better yet; killed by you, is not the most fun thing in the world. But sadly it has to be done. In the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Holding the ticked that decides whether you die or not, but be a terrifying experience. Although it is sad and scary it is also a tradition that is not to be broken. Their for the lottery but be carried out each year.