Good Deed One

So I went to the washroom to blow my nose as I'm contaminated with a cold.
And what should I so happen to find when I wander into a stall, (where the tissue is slightly softer then the reconditioned cardboard outside) a pink lg shine. Worth like, 200 dollars last time I checked.

Now, last time I checked, getting 200 dollars to replace a cellphone wasnt that simple either. Especially when you simply forgot it while "doing your business"...
So naturally being a nice person, I searched through the contacts to find a "Home" or "Mom and Dad" ... well, this girl doesnt have "home" and "Mom and Dad" weren't picking up.

So I figured maybe she'd been texting recently. the last person that texted her was her boyfriend, so I contacted him and told him I had found the phone.

He told me it was almost dying *it was* and gave me a number for "Winky" (Poor child.) and asked me to call that number. I told him I was in class and would do so in a minute or so.

so I did, and this person was by the school, so we met and I returned the phone.

NOW TO THE GOOD PART.

Poor man tried to pay me. Now while this is common, I dont accept money for the things I do. Unless its from my employer and they're monies owed.

He asked me to take it as he was suprised by the fact that people actually returned things and tried to support "good behaviour" or whatever as much as possible.
I told him I was raised to do the right thing, and that he could keep his money for something he needed, and to have a great day.

Now, while this is all fine and dandy it brings up the question of why, in our society, have we been reduced to offering money for someone doing a favour for us? Now I understand it was an important piece of technology to any person, but why isnt "thank you so much" enough anymore? It is for me, but for those people, who would of taken the money.... why?