Mystery Money

An article caught my attention while browsing the internet. Wads of money were found in mailboxes in a Tokyo apartment building last week totalling 1.81 million yen (15,210 dollars). Was it an act of generosity or just a mere prank? The Japanese people seemed perplexed with such act of kindness. Many of those who received the money gifts reported it to the police. The police in turn are holding the cash for safe keeping just in case the philanthropist wants to make himself or herself known. I am amazed by their sense of integrity and honesty. Instead of spending the money for themselves, they have the decency to return it to the authorities.

In a similar note, money came in envelopes with writings of "do good deeds" found in men's restrooms last June in city halls and public buildings in different parts of Japan and there were speculations that the money came from a man who worked as a civil servant and that he wants to cheer up his profession. Whatever his reasons were, I believe that there are equally good people who wants to make the world a better place.