Sunday, September 16, 2012

Good Vs. Evil

I have always been a firm believer that whether or not a person is good or bad is determined by what they do when nobody is watching. As for the person who returned the wallet in the prompt, he could have kept the wallet and nobody would ever. Except, he would know. So, knowing that he could not take the wallet and maintain a clear conscience he returned it to it's owner. Similarly, in California recently, there was a bank robbery that led to a car chase. It was televised live o people knew where it was happening. Then while in a residential area the robbers started to throw money out of the windows to draw people in the street and slow down the police. It worked and hundreds of people crowded the street to grab as much money as possible. One person in the scramble was a middle aged man who saw the chase on the news. He was able to grab a little over $10. Then, he immediately took that money to the bank to return it. It would have been much easier just to keep the money he got and not say anything about it. But, when he was asked later why he brought back the he simply said, "I wasn't mine." This is a perfect example of a good person because he does what he knows is right even though nobody would ever know the difference. On the other hand, do I think the people who didnt return the money are evil? No. But, I wouldn't say that they are good people either. I think the reason why I cant say they are evil is because there is so much evil that is shown to us we tend to ignore it, but when someone does something good it is very recognizable.

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