Someone shows up at your front door with a box. They say that if you push the button someone you don't know will die, and you will receive a million dollars. What do you do? This is the premise for the 2009 movie The Box which is based on the short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. Although the movie was mediocre, the ideas explored are compelling.
In a world where we are all stretched financially, I would have to imagine a great temptation to push the button and solve all of our financial problems. However, we have to think about the consequences of our actions. Even if we don't know the person who dies, we have to remember that in some way, humans are all connected, which becomes the lesson the characters learn in the movie.
I would like to think that if someone comes to my house with this dilemma that I could strongly say "No! I will not be this selfish!" But honestly, I don't really know if I could resist the temptation. I hope I would.
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