Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: Staley8
Originally posted by: Descartes
How pathetic it is to see that people expect something in return for doing something right. I would have refused the $20.
Nowhere does it say that he "expected" a reward. As I mentioned earlier it was a nice gesture by the lady to give the kid 20 bucks, but the "reward" may not have been expected and he may have tried to turn it down, the lady insisted, so he just said, "thanks" and took the 20.
I'm talking about all the gluttons in this thread. I have no problem with the fact that the kid took $20, but I do have a problem with the fact that so many here think the woman should've given him a lot more.
The same situation applies to a thread a LONG time ago where a cab driver (I think) returned a million dollar cello to the musician. Everyone complained that he only received a few hundred dollars for such an expensive item. The reward should be appreciation, and it shouldn't be relative to the value of the item returned. It's great if they decide to give
anything.
It's just sad that honesty is so unexpected that people feel it requires compensation.