When we were children and we were walking along the road and looked down and found a dime just lying on the ground, we were allowed to keep it. There is an old rhyme that went, “finder’s-keepers, loser’s-weepers”.So, we would put it in our pocket and go away smiling. But recently I had pause to question this philosophy.

I was walking out of a retail store, and looked down and saw a dollar just lying on the road. My first reaction was, “Oh, goody! There’s a dollar! Finder’s-Keepers, Loser’s-Weepers”! But for some reason it bothered me. And I had another thought. If I had happened upon a huge amount of money, I would have felt compelled to find it’s rightful owner. So why would I not feel the same way about a small amount of money. If it would be the right thing to do to turn it in if it was a lot of money, then why wouldn’t it be the right thing to do if it wasn’t much money. The principal was the same either way.

It really did amount to it being the principal of the thing. So I dutifully turned it in to the service desk. So, if you happened to have lost a dollar in Row 12, you can claim it at any time!

P.S. I suppose you might think it is silly to be so concerned with a dollar bill, but I really feel we need to start thinking about the things that we do, and the decisions that we make every day, and unless we start doing the right things, the right things are not going to happen.