It’s 1:45 in the afternoon.
You’re walking past the hub headed to your 1:55 when out of no where you see your friend standing by the vending machines furiously probing the depths of their wallet looking for a dollar to buy a bag of Doritos.
Before making the awkward iPhone check as you walk up to your friend, you happen to pull out your own wallet thinking you might want a snack as well.
Wabam!
The clock has struck midnight, Ron Weasley has moved his knight to H3 and the climax is in full force. There sits one lonely dollar in the back of your wallet.
You are now faced with a decision:
Do you get that bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos that your mouth is now watering like crazy just thinking about, or do you shell out your last dollar and make someone’s day?
The sad fact of the matter is the majority of us would probably do neither.
The more popular reaction would be to ignore the situation entirely, keep the dollar to ourselves, and maybe mention to your friend that you MIGHT have seen them on campus that day.
Our value system in life is extremely complicated right now, especially considering the things we value and the weight we put on those things.
The difference between shelling out a few extra dollars for shots at Swamp for a few people and sharing a test bank for Wildlife Issues is ridiculous.
The point of this article isn’t to tell you that your ethical code as a college student is off or that money isn’t important, because whether we like it or not, it is.
What goes around comes around, be a good person and good things will come to you.
Because when push comes to shove, a dollar here or there is about as significant as being an AP scholar. No one is going to remember it the next day anyway.
