If you see someone accidentally dropping something or leaving something behind, try to get their attention to prevent it from being lost or stolen.
Say for example there is a dad holding a baby in line in front of you at the bank or post office, and his baby throws her toy several meters away, and the dad is distracted by something so he doesn't notice that his baby just threw her toy. Instead of just ignoring this and pretending you didn't see, it would be polite to bring this to the dad's attention, or better yet go get the toy and bring it back to him and the baby.
Or say you're riding the bus home from work, and you see that when another passenger gets up from her seat to get off at her stop, her wallet falls out of her pocket and is left behind on the seat she was sitting on. Instead of just ignoring this, get her attention before she exits so she's not leaving her wallet behind on the bus.
Of course, the most obvious reason for why we should do this is because you are preventing serious consequences for another person. You are sparing the dad from having an inconsolable baby who won't stop crying because her favorite toy is lost, or the passenger on the bus from losing hundred of euros when someone without good intentions finds her wallet on the bus later.
Looking at the bigger picture, small actions like this help to build trust in society and build a social safety net with the people around you in public.
No matter how much you might be convinced that nothing like this could happen to you, we're all susceptible to accidentally dropping something or leaving something behind while we're in public. Actions like this inspire others to do the same, so that when anyone, including yourself, accidentally drops something or leaves something behind in public, the people around you will be looking out for you so that it doesn't become permanently lost or stolen.
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