In The Bag (Kokology #15)

All of us lose things. Sometimes we don’t even realize they’re lost. Think about the last time you lost something: That sense of frustration as you retraced your steps, scanning the ground, looking under furniture, and sifting through the trash.

Remember the feeling of desperation as you check your pockets for the fifth time just to make sure you didn’t miss it? Lost objects have a way of staying lost, only to turn up months after you’ve giving up looking and forgotten all about them. Finding things lost by other people works the same way. You don’t find dropped wallets in the street or lost purses on the train by consciously going out to look for them. If you find one, it’s usually just by stumbling across it while you’re doing something else.

You’re walking down the street when you come across a closed black briefcase. There’s no one else around, and when you open it to check for the owner’s name, out spills a bundle of cash. What is your first reaction to this sudden windfall?

1. “Hey this must be my lucky day!”
2. “Oh no, what am I’m going to do now?”
3. “I’d better take a night to think this over.”
4. “God must have wanted me to have this.”

Answer Key (Click link below)

Your reaction on finding the bag of money reveals how you would react if an attractive person suddenly asked you out on a date.

1. “Hey this must be my lucky day!”

You have a childlike capacity for joy at your own good fortune. If more people could express their happiness like you, the world would be a better place.

2. “Oh no, what am I’m going to do now?”

It’s normal to feel a little uncertain at times like these. But in the end the decision is all up to you. Take your time and think it over, but don’t spend too long wringing your hands or someone else might just come along and snatch your good fortune out from under your nose.

3. “I’d better take a night to think this over.”

Big decisions should be made with a clear head after a good night’s sleep. There’s a lot to be said for your policy of looking before you leap, but wouldn’t it feel good every once in a while to cross the street without looking both ways? Sometimes you need to go with your instincts, even it it means taking some unacceptable risks. Love and danger go hand in hand.

4. “God must have wanted me to have this.”

Either you don’t take divine intervention very seriously, or you think of dating as a religious experience.