2010-10-26, 09:57 PM
I was at the university library working on some stuffs for a group project. I roughly finished what I could at ~7 because I was flippng hongry at that point. All I had as a lunch was technically 2 donuts (from Dunkin Donuts) and some light fruit snacks, so I went to SUBWAY for something cheap to fill me up until I got home. I dumped my soup bowl and sandwich paper away and was about to leave when I saw SOMETHING GREEN AND MESSILY FOLDED UP, RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INSIDE GLASS WINDOW. I look closer, I thought "whoo. A dollar." Upon closer inspection I thought I was going crazy. I saw the face of Ben Franklin! I thought, "No way, it's gotta be a fake troll bill". I made sure no one was returning hastily to pick it up, because there was no way someone would just plant it there. I picked it up, unfolded it, and MY GOD IT'S REAL.
Now the problem here is that I immediately felt really bad for whoever was the one who lost a hundred dollars in a SUBWAY of all places. I pocketed it away and considered trying to return the money to whoever lost it. I ran through my head ideas, such as turning it in to the police when I got home. The problem with that is there will be greedy people coming in to claim that they were the ones who lost the money so the money will be lost to selfish people. I thought of just leaving it there, but I'd have to be really stupid to ignore money just lying there. I just couldn't stop feeling bad to whoever lost it, but I knew leaving it alone would do no good.
I was feeling morally conflicted, but I knew at the very least I can make some good of the money as long as I'm holding onto it. If I leave it alone someone else may just use it for their own purposes without any other consideration. I decided to at the very least to donate around $20 to a local charity when I have the time, and THEN decide from there what to do with the rest of it. I don't care if you guys think I'm naive for not wanting to spend it on myself. If there was a surefire way to have known who dropped the money I'd give it back to him/her post haste, but seeing it was in a fast food restaurant of all places and there was no name on the money, I had 0 leads so there was practically no way I can find the person unless I was somehow telepathic or have psychic powers to let me know who was the last person who was holding onto that hundred dollar bill.
for that person.
Now the problem here is that I immediately felt really bad for whoever was the one who lost a hundred dollars in a SUBWAY of all places. I pocketed it away and considered trying to return the money to whoever lost it. I ran through my head ideas, such as turning it in to the police when I got home. The problem with that is there will be greedy people coming in to claim that they were the ones who lost the money so the money will be lost to selfish people. I thought of just leaving it there, but I'd have to be really stupid to ignore money just lying there. I just couldn't stop feeling bad to whoever lost it, but I knew leaving it alone would do no good.
I was feeling morally conflicted, but I knew at the very least I can make some good of the money as long as I'm holding onto it. If I leave it alone someone else may just use it for their own purposes without any other consideration. I decided to at the very least to donate around $20 to a local charity when I have the time, and THEN decide from there what to do with the rest of it. I don't care if you guys think I'm naive for not wanting to spend it on myself. If there was a surefire way to have known who dropped the money I'd give it back to him/her post haste, but seeing it was in a fast food restaurant of all places and there was no name on the money, I had 0 leads so there was practically no way I can find the person unless I was somehow telepathic or have psychic powers to let me know who was the last person who was holding onto that hundred dollar bill.
for that person.