thoughts on the news of the day: fifth graders

hmmm…..

            It almost sounds like a scene from that television show, “What Would You Do?”  A man from the Chicago area was thirsty after work and didn’t have enough cash to buy a cold drink so he stopped by his local ATM machine.  Sitting there on the ground by the machine was a clear plastic bag containing some receipts, some checks and a whole lot of cash – $17,021 to be exact.  The man saw the word “Chase” on the bag, so he went into the bank to return it but the bank said it wasn’t theirs.  Next he took it to the police who eventually found the security service that had accidentally left the bag on the sidewalk.  It remains to be seen whether the armored truck company will give the man a reward or not.

            I remember when my daughter was in fifth grade and she and a friend found $100 near an ATM.  They immediately took it back inside and gave it to the bank teller. I was one proud Mom.

            What would you do if you found a large sum of money on the sidewalk?  Would you walk away with it?  I mean, $17,000 could pay a lot of bills.  Maybe you had been praying to God to help you get out of debt and this was your sign.   Maybe you desperately needed a new car.  Maybe that money was the ticket to walk away from an abusive marriage.  Surely God would understand, wouldn’t he?

            We all know the right answer to those questions and we don’t have to be smarter than a fifth grader to figure it out. 

            hmmm…..