Even if you don't have money, you have to maintain your integrity. Without integrity, you really do have nothing.
I was standing behind a guy in line at Target a few years ago, when a wad of bills fell out of the jacket he was carrying. I couldn't tell exactly how much was in the stack, but the bill on the outside was a C-note. He had already walked around the edge of the checkout stand to grab his merchandise and had no idea he'd dropped the cash.
Although I'd been unemployed for nearly a year, and was getting down to the last of my savings, keeping that money never even crossed my mind. I picked it up, and had to call after the guy who'd dropped it because he was already walking away. As he took the money back, he actually asked me why I hadn't just pocketed it. When I explained that it was because it wasn't mine, he offered to pay for my purchase (which was less than $40) and I graciously accepted.
As we walked out of the store, he asked what I did for a living. When I told him that I was currently unemployed, he explained that he owned a number of different businesses and was sure that he could find something for someone like me. Nearly four years later, I am still grateful to him, and I now run one of his businesses.
would you take the money?
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Even if you don't have money, you have to maintain your integrity. Without integrity, you really do have nothing.
I was standing behind a guy in line at Target a few years ago, when a wad of bills fell out of the jacket he was carrying. I couldn't tell exactly how much was in the stack, but the bill on the outside was a C-note. He had already walked around the edge of the checkout stand to grab his merchandise and had no idea he'd dropped the cash.
Although I'd been unemployed for nearly a year, and was getting down to the last of my savings, keeping that money never even crossed my mind. I picked it up, and had to call after the guy who'd dropped it because he was already walking away. As he took the money back, he actually asked me why I hadn't just pocketed it. When I explained that it was because it wasn't mine, he offered to pay for my purchase (which was less than $40) and I graciously accepted.
As we walked out of the store, he asked what I did for a living. When I told him that I was currently unemployed, he explained that he owned a number of different businesses and was sure that he could find something for someone like me. Nearly four years later, I am still grateful to him, and I now run one of his businesses.