Christmas in July

7 Christmas in July Sometimes, when something happens, you know what the right thing to do is. And when you do it, you always feel good about it. Let me tell you what happened to me, and you'll see what I mean. One year, my parents and I were on vacation in southern Mexico. We took a day trip by sea canoe on the deep green ocean. I was hanging over the edge of my canoe, admiring the coral and the shells. We were about to head in for the day, when my eye caught something that was bright silver and sparkling. It was a diamond ring! It looked like an engagement ring. I thought it must be worth thousands of dollars, and the owner must be very anxious to find it. When I got to shore, I took the ring to the hotel where I was staying. I told the manager that I found it in the water off the beach. He told me that he would send out a message that a ring had been found.

That evening, while I was eating dinner with my family, we all suddenly heard a woman screaming in the hotel restaurant. She had just got her ring back! I saw her standing with a young man and the hotel manager. The manager pointed at me, and the couple quickly came over and introduced themselves. That morning, the woman had been swimming with the ring on her finger and had lost it. They paid for my dinner and we had a great time that night celebrating our good luck. The next day when we checked out of the hotel, the entire bill had been paid by the young couple. You know, I have to admit that when I first saw that ring, I thought of keeping it or selling it. But it didn't take me long to realize that the only thing to do was to find out who the owner was. When I saw the joyous look on that woman's face after she got her ring back, I was so glad that I had done the right thing. It was like Christmas in July for both of us.