My credit card company called me this morning to investigate a questionable charge on my credit card. Seems that someone in another part of the country ran out of gas and decided to stop at a 7-11 and use my identity to fill up. ($&%!)
The charges, of course, will be taken care of by my credit card company but it’s still a pain in the arse to deal with. Not the biggest deal in the world but things like this often remind me of just how petty and inconsiderate stealing is.
Which leads me to reflect on one of my favorite quotes in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini:
“Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Do you understand that?” […]
“When you kill a man, you steal a life,” Baba said. “You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. Do you see?” […]
“There is no act more wretched than stealing, Amir,” Baba said. “A man who takes what’s not his to take, be it a life or a loaf of naan…I spit on such a man. And if I ever cross paths with him, God help him. Do you understand?”
I love this book and couldn’t agree more with what Baba teaches Amir!
(*Cracking my knuckles as I think about the moment I ever run into Raggedy Ann.*)
Divorce With Me 