Whispers, Good and Bad

For the first time in my life, I think I overheard a battle between good and evil.  Between the angel that rides on my right shoulder versus the devil that inhabits my left.

I stopped by the grocer on my way home today and as I delivered my emptied cart to the corral, I noticed a large black purse in another empty cart.  Without hesitation, I grabbed the leather satchel, aimed on taking it inside for safe keeping.  That's when I heard his voice for the very first time in my life.

The existence of the devil and angel atop our shoulder has been a popular plot device for centuries, drawing more attention in modern times through cartoons and television.  The devil and the angel have been seen duking it out on The Simpsons, Tom & Jerry, Married With Children, and many other popular stage and screen representations, including Disney's Emperor's New Groove and 2012's Cloud Atlas which showed Hugo Weaving playing both roles as good and evil, whispering suggestions into Tom Hanks' ear.

None of the above is what I heard.  It was just whispers of self-consciousness.  On one hand, it's been a very rough year, with very little coming in, by way of an actual income, on the other hand, I'm not that big of an asshole that I'd steal just for a few bucks.

As usual, goodness prevailed over evil, my angel kicked the devil's ass, once again and through the awkward glances and snickers of misinformed self-centered individuals, I carried that purse into the store and turned it in.  I admit that I was curious to look inside, if for no other reason, than to see just how much of a hero I was going to be for this absent-minded person who left it behind.  In then, I didn't.  I handed it in to the grocer's customer service and departed the store, content on a good deed done, even though no one will ever know what I'd done.

Merry Christmas!!