dishonesty? HA! i think it's plain greed.
i lost my mobile phone today. it probably fell out of my [damn, goddamn] pocket or was pickpocketed by some sneaky bastard. it most probably fell out.
yay, right?
it happened, let's say, 30 seconds after i crossed the finish line of the school jogathon. that's when i realised it wasnt in my pocket... i kinda exploded with frenzy and panic. Using ck's mobile, i called and messaged my phone, urging the person who finds it to return it to me. but of course, all to no avail. another friend and i even backtracked in hopes of finding it.
i got a huge scolding from my mum. she said that i should have had more brains, that i shouldnt have put it in my pocket.
you already lost your wallet.
now, you lose your new mobile phone!
what ARE you going to lose next?!
hopefully my head.
who knows how my father will react. a mobile worth rm1500 gone, just like that. and i just got it three months ago. hopefully i'll survive this stupid ordeal.
so here's the question i wanna ask you: would you return a lost mobile phone you found, or would you keep it?
i asked a few friends, and most of them said they would keep it.
-a short pause-
yes, i am shocked, and appalled. why in the hell wouldnt you want to return the damn thing?
ooh, it's the latest sony ericsson mobile. so? you want it? fine, take it. but i hope you'll feel guilty the whole time you use it.
oh, i see you have a new phone! it's very nice! where and when did you get it?
oh, i found it during my school jogathon last week. i ignored the owner's pleas for it to be returned to him and just took it for my own-greedy-self. i must say that it's very nice too. i'm SO glad i stole it. i even ignored the announcements made through the PA system! i'm loving it!
*speechless*
but in reality, it would go like this:
oh, i see you have a new phone! it's very nice! where and when did you get it?
oh, i found it during my school jogathon last week. i ignored the owner's pleas for it to be returned to him and just took it for my own-greedy-self. i must say that it's very nice too. i'm SO glad i stole it. i even ignored the announcements made through the PA system! i'm loving it!
OMG! lucky you! how i wish that could have happened to me! you are such an opportunist! you sneaky arsehole, you! let me see it!
oh, i found it during my school jogathon last week. i ignored the owner's pleas for it to be returned to him and just took it for my own-greedy-self. i must say that it's very nice too. i'm SO glad i stole it. i even ignored the announcements made through the PA system! i'm loving it!
OMG! lucky you! how i wish that could have happened to me! you are such an opportunist! you sneaky arsehole, you! let me see it!
i'm not sure about you, but i personally find the latter dialog disturbing. your friend finds a mobile phone, doesnt return it to its owner and proceeds to revel in the situation. what do you do? congratulate him? well, i know most of you would, so stop faking it and stop saying i wouldnt do that. in your mind.
put yourself in my situation. wouldnt you want your mobile back badly? now put yourself in the shoes of the person who finds it. think about how the person who lost it feels. think about the scolding he/she'll be getting. think about the inconvenience he/she'll be facing. and think about how much you'll be appreciated for returning it. think about it.
if, after reading this, you are prompted to change your stand in such situations, good for you. if not, i want to say this to you: you are one sick douchebag. (everyone's counting on you to become the next big-time sadist murderer as you clearly dont have a conscience)
for once, i truly believe we really do have that third-world mentality. great. well, what are you waiting for? go celebrate!
i know you're good. i know you're really good.
21 March 2008 at 17:50
lol..i've been giving my friend much grief about her 'picked up from somewhere' phone for the past 2 years.
but if i find a nice phone lying around somewhere, i'll give the ownder much grief on losing it.
hint: nagnagnagnagnag top