This is a subject of etiquette.... I think. Lol Or rather right vs. wrong. (cliff notes version here)
So, about 2 months a go, I found a wallet at the gas station. Opened it, It belonged to a young Hispanic kid from New Orleans. Wallet had about 250 Bucks in it. This could have been that kids paycheck. Cash. Gift from God?? It was my "off: week for pay and I sure could have used it! Perfect timing if I might add. What to do...what to do....? Turn it in? Keep the money? Ditch the wallet? There is where your morals come into play....
Back up 5 years: I found another wallet after an LSU home game with $400 bucks in it. Cash. Same thing. What...to...do....?
Back to gas station wallet: Really could have used that money! But, it wasn't mine. If I turn it in, I had a good feeling....the 2 shady-ish attendants would have split that cash between them. So, I took the high road and, in my mind, did the right thing. I mailed it back to the guy with a note saying I found it and chose not..to turn it in in fear of him being robbed. And left my email if he had any questions. I forgot all about till I re-visited that store yesterday and remembered. He never replied.
Back to the LSU wallet. I, again, turned it in. Went right to his house and gave it to his mom.
KARMA> I have, in the past, LOST my wallet 4 times.....and got it back. Every...single...time. One man was jogging and found it and kindly mailed it back.
Now, for me to be able to honestly say it was a gift from Spirit, and actually take the money, it would have to be so that the wallet had No ID in it. Because if there is a face attached to it, it's theirs, not mine. Do the right thing. Give it back....
So, about 2 months a go, I found a wallet at the gas station. Opened it, It belonged to a young Hispanic kid from New Orleans. Wallet had about 250 Bucks in it. This could have been that kids paycheck. Cash. Gift from God?? It was my "off: week for pay and I sure could have used it! Perfect timing if I might add. What to do...what to do....? Turn it in? Keep the money? Ditch the wallet? There is where your morals come into play....
Back up 5 years: I found another wallet after an LSU home game with $400 bucks in it. Cash. Same thing. What...to...do....?
Back to gas station wallet: Really could have used that money! But, it wasn't mine. If I turn it in, I had a good feeling....the 2 shady-ish attendants would have split that cash between them. So, I took the high road and, in my mind, did the right thing. I mailed it back to the guy with a note saying I found it and chose not..to turn it in in fear of him being robbed. And left my email if he had any questions. I forgot all about till I re-visited that store yesterday and remembered. He never replied.
Back to the LSU wallet. I, again, turned it in. Went right to his house and gave it to his mom.
KARMA> I have, in the past, LOST my wallet 4 times.....and got it back. Every...single...time. One man was jogging and found it and kindly mailed it back.
Now, for me to be able to honestly say it was a gift from Spirit, and actually take the money, it would have to be so that the wallet had No ID in it. Because if there is a face attached to it, it's theirs, not mine. Do the right thing. Give it back....
