A $50,000 goal

One Saturday, 11 year-old Nick Smith entered a contest for a chance to win $50,000. 

All Nick had to do was shoot a 3-inch hockey puck through a 3 1/2 hole from 90 feet away. Nick took careful aim, hit the the puck with his hockey stick and to everyone’s amazement, the puck went into the hole! 

It was a one-in-a-millon shot that earned this eleven-year-old boy $50,000 ... or did it? You see, Nick actually didn’t take the shot; his twin brother Nate did. 

Why? Because when Nick’s name was called he had run to the restroom so his identical twin brother stood in for him. No one else would have known, except for Nick, Nate and their dad.

Well, on Monday, Nick, Nate, and their dad let the cat out of the bag, admitting to the officials that Nate and not Nick actually took the shot. 

When asked why he would reveal the secret, the dad said: “We thought honesty was the best policy and we wanted to set a good example for our kids.” 

May their tribe increase! Question; Would you forfeit $50,000 over a technicality that no one else would have ever known? Or, to cut to the chase, is your integrity for sale?