Contrary to what some people believe, I am a very positive person :). Instead of fearing it, I believe this recession will have an end, and I think our society will learn an important lesson from it. It is a hard adjustment, but I think it will build character :). Maybe we will get back to integrity??
My son and I recently found someone's ATM credit card in a copier at Kinko's. We dropped it off with the cashier. I explained to my son that the person was lucky we found it, and if the person comes back they will be SO HAPPY that their ATM credit card is safe (this is not what happened when someone "found" MY WALLET a few years ago....).
So, considering our world as it is today, if someone finds a wallet with credit cards and $1000 cash in it, are they more likely to find the owner, or use it to pay bills??
Much love,
Heike
What I am grateful for: That I put a tarp over my van before it rained......
What I am manifesting: Organization.
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My hope is that they would return it - but in hard times it is difficult to say. I believe most people are basically honest and good.
oh I agree with you on the recession, we will be more then fine. What a great thing to teach your children as soon as they can understand. How's the Van going?
Oh Pearl..the Van is under a tarp, and we are waiting for the rain to go away :). We decided to take a short break, we got so frustrated because we could not get the roof back on. We will go back on Sunday, with new wits and muscle :).
Kids have such a great understanding if we let them be involved...
PiecefulAfternoon...it is a hard decision, I am sure. I believe so deeply in Karma, it would not be a question for me, but I can see the lure....
i've never lost my wallet, my mind on occasion but never my wallet.
tells me i keep a tighter grip on my money than i do my mind!!!
What a wonderful lesson for you to have taught your son to. Now days espically, I wonder if honesty is a bitter pill for some people to swallow. I myself, could not keep money that didn't belong to me. It would go against all that I was brought up to believe. Somebody worked hard for their money. It wouldn't be right for me to just walk away with it.
I found a Visa card 2 weeks ago in the parking lot of a local store. I got home, tried to find a phone number for the name on the card but ended up calling the credit card company. They checked out the card number I gave them and then they had me cut up the card and thanked me for my honesty.
I felt bad cutting up the card (what if the person really needed it that weekend?) but was happy that I was honest enough to report finding it to the right people.
Anyway, I just wanted to wish you and your family a very Happy Easter. Good luck with the van on Sunday!
Lois
WW - HOLD ON TO THAT MONEY :)!!!
Thank you, Lois :). Two people told us we should have called the card company because the cashier might take it. I am amazed that people think so dark.
Happy Easter to you all too!! xoxo
I have lost my wallet when it was well stocked with money and had a couple of credit cards in it. It was returned completely intact by the finder to the police in the town I lived in at the time. I have also found wallets and purses, and I always return them to the owners.
I think that possibly there are a lot more good people out there than rotten ones. but we don't hear about the good folks. We only hear about crimes and misdemeanors and rage and violence. Those subjects make more gripping TV and newspaper headlines. So we get the impression that our world is much more dark and dangerous than it actually is.
Good for you in using this occasion as an opportunity to teach your child why it is a good thing to be honest and benevolent.
I think you are right. Good news is only newsworthy a few days after a trauma, oui?
I actually had my wallet stolen, and with it my identity. Someone was arrested 3 times with my Drivers License, yet, they walked away each time to do it again. I then had a warrant out for my arrest. Well, not really MY arrest, but for my name. Thankfully, I was not in a traffic stop with my kids, or applying for fingerprinting to be a chaperone when I found out. I found out because I received a summons for community work. I will tell you, it is a damn nightmare, and these crooks get away with it. The money they stole was really secondary, though it did hurt us financially....Anywhoooooooooo...this is over, but I do still secretly hope their head shrunk when they used my identity again.. :)...
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