Karma, you'd better pay me off for this one

So I was at the dollar store today, just a few minutes ago, in fact, and I happened to find a $20 bill sitting on a shelf of baby stuff. Could I be this lucky? Fuck no. I have shit luck. So, I stuck it in my pocket and got my items and went up to the checkout and asked the girl who was working if anyone had lost a $20 bill. She told me no and looked at me like I was insane for turning it in, lol. Then a girl I used to know came up with a basket full of baby clothes, diapers, and such, and said she had lost her money. I don't know if it really was hers, she's known to lie, but fuck it, I gave it to her. The story made sense, and she told me where she thought she lost it, even though I didn't tell her where I found it. So, I gave up an easy $20.

My dad thought it was good of me, Daniel thinks I'm crazy and can't see my logic. It's not logic, it's my crazy beliefs. Taking that money would've burned in my conscience and eaten away at me. Not to mention, she has 3 kids to feed, what was I going to spend that money on? Weed? So, yeah, no way could I keep it. But you should've seen the way the cashier was looking at me, like I was the craziest person she'd ever met. But at least it's not on my conscience anymore!

 

You did the right thing, seeing as how she told you where she lost it. In that case, keeping it would've been taking the clothes right off her kids backs. Good for you! I wish more people paid attention to their conscience.

 

Just because you did the right thing doesn't mean you're not crazy!

 

what a silly way to view the world

 

i would have given it to her as well........i've never found more than a quid though.

 

Doing good to avoid guilt .. would this necessarily bring good karma?

I don't believe in karma, so I don't know. What do you think?

 

Mine is incredibly loud and always has been. I guess the world is fortunate that the voices in my head make me do good, lol.

 

You did right. I don't think I would have.

 

If it had been on the ground in a parking lot, I might have considered it my lucky day and kept it, but it was on a store shelf, and a shelf of baby stuff to make matters no lighter! I'm scared to death of having a baby because we barely scrape by with what we have without bringing a little one into the picture. And I may not be a huge fan of their mother, but the kids are ultra super cute, and they didn't do anything to deserve to lose those things they need.

 

I definitely wouldn't have asked.

 

You did the right thing.

 

Don’t be surprised to read in the paper that the cashier was caught and convicted
of short-changing the cash register.


Hotwater

 

I'm so glad to get some support, because I feel kind of dumb since we really could have used an extra $20, but man, that extra $20 should come to me more honestly before I'll accept it with no guilt.

 

How do people just lose money? I hold on to that shit with a grip that's more firm than the one I use on my cock.

 

You did the right thing, think if you did have a kid and you lost money. You'd want the same done to you, right?

Personally I would've left it there. I ain't one to get involved.

 

Yeah but if you don't know who it belonged to.

And the chick might have been lying.

 

Even if she was lying, like I said, what was I going to spend it on? Weed? Not a lot she could spend it on that'd be much worse.

 

You're not good enough. Being good is doing good realizing that goodness doesn't pay.

 

You can't know.

Maybe she was but maybe she wasn't.

My statement still stands.