You have chosen a very interesting subject here @denmarkguy Especially when sadly, not doing the honourable thing has become almost acceptable in this present day and age. TV broadcasts, newspapers, radios; the media in general, relay situations which are crammed with crime based events on a daily basis. And I'd be very naïve to think that much of what they present is over dramatized but so much more is factual reporting of shocking behaviour of one individual towards another. I really object when the media choose to drip feed us positive stories preferring to serve us a diet of unpalatable gloom and doom. We've learned to expect bad news. When we do hear about a random act of kindness however, we react positively which makes us feel good about the person responsible for performing this act of kindness. Hope for mankind is regenerated in our souls and it is so energizing. Maybe random acts are not as random as we are lead to believe? Who knows? I do believe the values and morals of earlier generations have slipped considerably because selfishness has become a way of life for many. Evil has always existed and 'Mans' Inhumanity toward Man' is well documented over the years. I read with great interest about the two situations you mention in this article @denmarkguy I place a lot of value on the principle of, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," It always pays to put ourselves in the other person's situation if we want to live honourably. If any one of us accidentally left a sizeable amount of money on a seat and walked away not realizing what we had done, wouldn't we be tremendously relieved to have someone with a conscience return it to us without expecting any reward? Many would adopt the "Finders, Keepers" attitude and have no qualms at all about taking what was not theirs. The key in understanding what makes people mistreat others to such an extent is conscience. The more someone mistreats another, the less his or her conscience is pricked. A good conscience ceases to exist in the mind of the perpetrator because at the time of the injustice they have very conveniently justified why they did what they did. Every dishonourable act thereafter becomes easier and easier to perform.