“You find $250 in cash on the sidewalk. There's no one close by to claim it, so you bend over and pick it up. What do you do next? Hand it to the authorities or pocket it? If you decide to keep it what do you do with the money, how do you spend it, and why? If you decide to hand it in to the authorities what's behind that decision?”
First of all thank you for this important and delicate question and I am happy to be among those to share my honest view and decision on what I would do.
So let begin.
I said “OH MY EYES” because 250$ cash is not a penny it can do a whole lot of things in one’s life.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED
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I am walking probably going to get lunch and I found 250$ cash on the floor, I pause turn around view my surroundings to be sure if any one was there or walking by but turn out no one except me
I would pick the money up and put it in my wallet
Oh let me say at that point in time I would be very afraid and my heart will be beating very fast and I won’t continue where I was going and I will turn around and get going back home.Now getting home there is a lot of questions running through my mind like
What have I done
What will I do with the money
Should I tell any one
Who should I tell
Who do I trust
And after some minutes i finally come to a decision
WHAT WILL I DO
I will donate the money to those who are less privileged
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Those are the people that need the money the most not me.
It has alway been my happiness to put smile on other peoples faces
I would locate a nearest Orphanage home and I would donate the money there so as those people who couldn’t eat or are lacking one basic needs or the other can get some.
If I can’t locate any I would walk to the street of my community and reach out to those who I know needs help and food&water and I will give to them in that way I have help the helpless, help my community and the world at large.
IF THERE ARE NO PEOPLE TO GIVE IT TO
I would use it in funding project in my community in the little way I can project like paying the community security guide salary or those who tidy up the mess in our environment as they are the one who works tirelessly to make the community better
In that way also have help my community.
I would also visit any nearest clinic and pay some children bills as that would relieve the debt of there parent shoulder.
I love education I will visit any primary schools and pay for some textbooks and stationary like pencils crayons etc to make those children happy.
WHY I WILL NOT GIVE IT TO THE AUTHORITIES
Basically lack of trust and confidence in them.
The authorities may because of selfish reasons not reach out to those in need and may keep the money in that way the people are helpless and that would make me sad.
250$ cash has help save lives in different ways that I could think and have make the world in the little way I can a better place
Please let not forget to let love lead.