3.24.2006

Who Cares About Getting The Credit?

So, credit yah? Who really cares to get the credit? Take for example, Ms. Bucks, at FUSE on Wednesday lost the chance to get an iPod Nano (They did a sort of Let's Make A Deal type thing where they gave Ms. Bucks $1 and showed 3 boxes and gave her the option to trade the dollar for something under one of the 3 boxes, first time she chose box #3 which had a can of Spam in it. So now she had a can of Spam and Saunders asked if she wanted to trade it for something under the remaining two boxes. She chose box #2 which had a $25 Simon giftcard in it. Now knowing FUSE there could be something totally disgusting under box #1 so, naturally, she kept the giftcard. But then they pulled out the iPod Nano she could've won if she traded the giftcard. But I heard she already had an iPod so this is where the post comes in. What would you do if you got an iPod but already had one.) What if you got the iPod but yet you already had one. Would you sell it on Ebay, give it to someone you love or a close friend that you know doesn't have one but yet might not ever use it, or would you give it to someone who you just know through a friend but you know would use it much more than your close friend? If you gave it to the close friend would you want them to know it was you so they might feel like they "owe" you something back, or they would feel like you're a better friend than another person. Would that make you feel more self-worth or importance than just giving it to them anonymously and them being ecstatic about just being given this gift? What about the Ebay idea though, I mean, you would get money that you might need and you know if they are willing to spend the money on it they would use it. And that would also go back to the friend(s) choice with the question, "What if your friend had the money to buy the iPod, would they use it to buy the iPod or do they have other stuff on mind that might not be of any need in their life?" But what if you know they didn't have the money, would you still give it to them or sell it on Ebay for money? You also have to keep in mind that selling it on Ebay all you would get is money, you wouldn't get any special feeling that you made somebody ecstatic by giving them a gift they thought they would never obtain and even if you did tell the friend, you would get no pride or higher ranking with the buyer. So that leads to the question, what do you want more in life pride for yourself or happiness for others.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmm. I'm thinking that first thing I would do would be to find some way to give 10% back to the church (especially considering the "rather nice" gift came from the church in the first place). Though, that would be difficult with a single object like, say, an iPod nano. If I gave it to a friend I don't think I'd let them know it was me. I wouldn't want them to feel, like you said, like they owe me. And I mean, how much fun is it to leave someone an anony-moose gift and watch their surprised/ecstatic reaction, even when it's just something small? The feeling you get when doing such an act overpowers any act resulting in self pride.

Anonymous said...

aww hoyt this thing you got here is pretty cool.. i think im gunna like readin it.. oh and i agree w/ weezy! :)