Tag - Honesty

Some are suggesting that Ghazi Adra is the most honest man in Australia. Why? Because he handed in $50 000 that wasn’t his.

Mr Adra found a cooler bag stuffed with five neat bundles of $US100 notes on a Sydney train and took it to a police station. He didn’t even think about keeping the money.

In the News.com.au story Honest Aussie battler Ghazi Adra hands in $50,000 found on train we’re told that the 68 year old man shocked police by handing in the money.

He was holding more money than he earns in a year as a storeman at an electrical factory, but Mr Adra never once thought about keeping it, telling his family: “We must go to the police station and hand it in.”

Even the policeman on duty at Mt Druitt was surprised by his honesty.

“The officer said to me, ‘I can’t believe you are handing this in, you are a very good man’,” Mr Adra said.

Mr Adra deserves to be congratulated for his honesty, and I wouldn’t want to downplay what he did, but is that kind of honesty really that rare today?

I don’t know how anyone could keep that amount of money if they found it. Would you have kept the money?

Not many of us would be likely to find such a large amount of cash but some of us may find money or other items from time to time. Have you ever found anything valuable? Did you try to find the rightful owner? Would you keep $50 if you found it? What about $100 or $200? What amount would you consider needed to be handed to police?

Have you ever lost something valuable that has been returned?

While cycling I find a number of items on the side of the road. I’ve tracked down owners for several phones and a few other bits and pieces. I found a USB Drive a few days ago. I found the owner’s email address on the drive and have emailed them to arrange its return. I haven’t heard back as yet.