a Lot of times I just walk past it, do you still pick them up?
2006-12-10 02:16:19 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I used to just pick up the ones that were heads up because somehow I got it in my head that those were good luck and the others were not. THEN - somebody told me this story below - and ever since, I have picked them up.
Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to go to dinner with her husband's employer. My friend was nervous about this since the boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.
Her husband's employer took them to the finest restaurant in town. She knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely. As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment.
There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped.
Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?
Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer. She causally mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value.
A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?
"Look at it." He said. "Read what it says."
She read the words "In God we Trust?"
"And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust is in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!"
When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up. I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful and God is patient.
2006-12-10 02:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by liddabet 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
UH< I'm Penny and yes every time I pick them up.
See a penny pick it up the rest of the day you'll have good luck.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned
Just think after you have picked up 100 of these pennies you have a whole $1.00.
Hope I at least put a smile on your face....
Have a wonderful Lord's Day.
2006-12-10 02:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want Change, keep it in your pocket. Your money is the Life you sold so you could buy crap you don't need.
I pick up pennies out of respect for the person whose life was spent earning it, and for all the people whose lives were taken in order that some thoughtless person could throw away a penny.
You don't just leave people lying around. Even if they are only worth a penny.
2006-12-10 02:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by auntiegrav 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to tell myself I'm not superstitious, but I think I am.
I like to pick up a penny heads up, for luck.
I will pick a penny up with the tail up, but I wince when doing it.
Kinda silly huh?!
2006-12-10 02:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by flyinghawk0727 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I drop a $20 bill on the ground,so I have a reason to pick it up
2006-12-10 02:17:58 · answer #5 · answered by Just another Yahoo answerer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Southern mama taught me: Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck. I pick them up every time!
2006-12-10 02:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do! Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck!
2006-12-10 04:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by KasaiB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, One time I found an Indian penny and a coin dealer paid me one dollar for it .
2006-12-10 02:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i do still pick up pennies when i find them. and if they are heads up i make a wish and save them. that has been a thing in my family for as long as i can remmber. and when you save them it does add up... good luck
2006-12-10 02:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by sexie1949 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I pick them up but that is only if they are on the heads side because the tails side is bad luck.
2006-12-10 02:18:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋