A weird thing happened last night - I was at the end of a queue for the cash machine and when it came to my turn I found that the guy who had used it before me had left a big wadge of cash in the machine. Of course, I called the guy back and pointed out his mistake.
There's a problem with that last statement - the "of course" bit. There was no-one behind me. The guy was about to walk off and cross the road. I will admit that there was a brief fast forward video in my head of me grabbing that cash, jumping in my nearby car and speeding off. This was accompanied by a couple of parallel thoughts. How much is there? What kind of bass could I buy with that?
Thoughtcrime?
I'm glad I did the right thing, but don't get me started on the reasoning behind it because that's whole new box for Pandora to open (did I do it because it's the right thing to do, or did I do it out of fear of the consequences of not doing it?)
What the hell is this? Psychology? Sociology? Criminology? One thing's for sure - I never thought going to the cash machine could be so thought provoking :)
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"right" thing to do... there's a whole discussion *right* there. You gave him the money because it made you feel good. Under different circumstances you sitting at home with a fat wallet could make you feel just as good. Are we prisoners of our own scruples? Do others laugh at our conformity?
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