Dear Humans,

I hate “finders keepers, losers weepers.” When I ask kids where they got something and they say, “I found it,” I remind them that that means it belongs to someone else and they should return it.

Because lost things are special. When a single Pokémon card is part of your collection, it’s just part of your collection. But once it’s lost, it becomes much more important. And you’ll drop everything to find it. And that means “finders” have the responsibility to return lost things to the “weepers”, even if it takes us extra time and effort.

“Finders keepers, losers weepers” teaches us that we can only gain things if other people lose them. But that’s not really how the world works. In truth, our best chance at gaining the things we want is when everyone else gains them as well.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt