Honesty

There are times in life, when I'm extremly thankful for someone elses virtues, this was one of them.

About a week ago, Xica and I, along with her mom, and my Uncle, took a trip to Montana to go out to our relatives ranch for branding (pictures to follow). On our way over we stopped in Bozeman for the night. When packing the vehicle the next morning, through a combination of the vehicle being moved to another parking spot, and poor choice of placement, my backpack was left sitting in the parking lot of Bozeman Best Western. My mistake wasn't realized until we were an hour and a half down the road.

You know that deep, dreadful, sinking feeling... Yeah, I had it. It's amazing how much one can fit into a backpack! And how hard it would be to replace some things! Here's just some of the items in the backpack: My bible, three books I recently received as gifts, North Face jacket, Leatherman, hunting knife, pocket knife, $700 dollar digital camera, a extra lens for it, and My Grandpa's 38 revolver, that he used in World War Two! You can't get much more "irreplaceable".

After getting the hotel number, and calling, the desk clerk went back to look, and found an empty parking lot.

Here's where that dreaded feeling got a lot worse! Thankfully it lasted only about 20 mins. That's when I received a call from the hotel. An HONEST patron of the Best Western had found my bag, and turned it in, just after I'd called them looking for it! Thank you Lord! He hadn't dug through the bag,(I'd had it packed so tight, I could tell) he just turned it in, leaving no name, no desire for reward.

May we all strive to be so honest, looking after other's needs, before our gain.