draliman on life

Here is my post for Share Your World, hosted by Di. These questions were posed by Melanie last August – she sadly passed away this time last year after hosting SYW for many years.

Do you ever feel more excited about getting the package in the mail, rather than the item that’s in it?
Not really. Though it can be exciting wondering where the delivery driver will leave the package. Usually they knock on the door, but sometimes I get a “delivered” notification on my phone and I have no idea where the package is. This is why I got a doorbell camera. Once I saw the driver ignore the front door and go through the side gate out of view. He’d left it in my outside storage bin. I was right there waiting!

What is the difference between your ideal self and your real self? (i.e. what attribute or physical feature would allow you feel the ideal ‘you’?)
My ideal self has a smaller waist size, for a start…

If you found $2,000 on the ground and there were no witnesses, what would you do with it?
I’d feel sorry for the poor American tourist who dropped it… If it were pounds, I’d call the police and tell them. I have no idea where the nearest police station is which is open to the public, so they can come and get it if they want it.

Are you ever morally obliged to take action? Under what circumstances?
That depends on your own moral compass I guess. I’m assuming “take action” means actually doing something to help, rather than videoing the whole thing on your phone to post on YouTube later (other platforms are available)…