No Good Deeds Goes Unpunished...!

That's a saying I've heard all of my adult life, but I have mostly considered it untrue. However, here is a story from Listverse that could prove me wrong.

James Brady

Photo credit: Viorel Florescu/North Jersey Media

In 2013, a man named James Brady was living in a homeless shelter in Hackensack, New Jersey. One day, he was taking a walk. As if by some miracle, an envelope filled with $850 of cash was just lying on the street. James could have secretly pocketed the money, but he chose to do the right thing and take it to his local police station, just in case whoever lost it was looking for the envelope. They told him that if no one claimed the money in six months, it was his. During that time, he tried his best to find part-time work and eventually got out of the homeless shelter by splitting rent on an apartment with multiple roommates.

Sure enough, six months later, James got to keep the money that he turned in. However, since he had gotten the police involved, the state learned of his new $850 “income,” and they revoked his free Medicaid health care, because he “made too much money.

Karma can be a friend, but then again Karma can come back and bite you in the backside whenever she wants. After all...the name is Karma!

Coffee in the kitchen once again.