Just one dollar. It was folded up kind of funny. I honestly thought it might be stuck to the ground or a group of pranksters nearby might yank it away with fishing line as I bent down to claim my treasure. I briefly pondered it might be one of those tracts that made you think, "Hey, I found a buck," then when unfolded it reads, Money is the root of all evil (which by the way, is not an accurate quotation of 1 Timothy 6:10).
It was however, an authentic American one dollar bill. And I began to wonder. I wondered not so much about the dollar's history - although it could be fascinating really. I didn't even give a thought to the person's $1 debacle of dropping it in the parking lot. What captured my mind was the potential. What could this one oddly-folded dollar do? What could it become? It is a bit ironic that these were my thoughts having just purchased a four dollar cup of coffee with the only real cash on me. That said, I was reading Tim Ferriss' latest book in the coffee shop. So maybe that is where the brain-scamper originated. (Ferriss authored The Four Hour Work Week, calls himself a human guinea pig, and is a noted paradigm buster.)
But here is where my creativity dies, so I'm asking for input. Can a dollar make a difference? Can one dollar grow to make real impact? If so, how?
Think with me. The wilder the better. Let's leave out, "Find 999,999 more and you can retire," - trust me, I looked. Or, the obvious, "Give it to someone holding a sign on a street corner." Let's go big. We aren't looking for a 100 penny impact here. Let's think exponentially and unselfishly.
You can leave a message at the end of this blog. You can Facebook message or PM me. Could a dollar become something that might change a life some day? Get creative and let's experiment.
For now...
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(By the way, if I don't hear from anyone, I'm tying it to a string and hiding around a corner at the coffee shop. I'll upload some video.)
