Doing "the honourable thing" has a great knock-on effect. It renews one's faith in humanity.
A good few years back, one of my sons was out clubbing with friends. He had had a few drinks too many and had left his phone on a table at the club when he left to stay at his friend's house.
In the early hours of the morning, my phone rang....

"Jon?" I said.
"No, this isn't Jon. Are you Mum?"
"Yes, is there something wrong with Jon?" I was becoming quite worried.
"I found this phone at a nightclub and the first number on the speed dial is yours. Please ask Jon to ring this phone and I will tell him where to collect it."

Usually if a phone is picked up the chances are it would be kept. Phones are expensive commodities that can be sold on for a profit.

Jon was so relieved that someone had the honesty to return the phone to him. He could hardly believe it. He felt like the luckiest person in the world.

" There are still honourable people in this world Mum." Jon said. "And I will always endeavour to be as honest too."