I'd like to rant today about "doing the right thing".  For instance when a company offends you with a bad product or bad customer service, do you still buy their product?  No.  Do you e-mail the whole world about it?  Most of us don't.  I don't.   How about when someone on TV or in music has different values than yourself?   For instance, I used to record "The View" on my digital recorder (TiVo).  When Rosie O'Donnell joined the show, I stopped watching it.  I stopped recording it.  Why, doesn't matter  ...(Patriotic view points). :)  And did I announce it to the world?  No.  When she leaves the show, I'll record it again.     Are these things exactly about "doing the right thing"? Sorta, bear with me...

Let's get right on target then.  There is the lost money thing.  Ever find money and you returned it (or tried to).  Did you get credit for it?  Most likely, very little. Did you want credit for it?  It came down to you being a good person on the inside and YOU have to live with you.  You shouldn't need credit for doing the right thing. 

Cheating on a boyfriend/girlfriend?  Hey, this one really simple.  Why would anyone do this?  In the end, you have to live with yourself.  You want to do the right thing here not for your significant other.  You want to do this for YOU.  Because you have to carry that with you the rest of your life.  Your own self-respect is what is at stake here.  That goes for finding the money too...  But you get the idea.  Doing the right thing isn't glamorous.  It is what makes you, you.  It is what makes you worthwhile.

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