Nevada, we have mormons, bible beaters, whores, and out state FLOWER is the tumbleweed (sage brush, but you get the point)
lol. Ill be in Nevada on Wednesday. ill make sure to beat mormons with bibles as i watch whores chase tumble weeds.
mmmmmm , someone loving made that bead to sell so they could feed , clothe , and take care of their personal needs, i am a flower child , not a hippie. i hand make macrame , mesenge and other crafts .. it would hurt my feelings to know someone stole from my family. i make my money to pay bills this way.. mail it back to them .... its bad mojo u should feel really bad about it , they did make that in hopes of making a profit to feed their family... dont be to hard on yourself though hun, just remember it as a lesson learned ... and give it away , u will never feel comfort from that bead ....
but u were probably a little bundle not a grown adult..... and u still feel bad to this day, she took it and is kinda poking fun about it. . i agree w Hippiehillbilly, that bead was meant to take care of someones needs by selling it . i get sad over stolen tomatoes from my garden that i need to sell, my only consolation is that someone was HUNGRY , she was not hungry for a bead, it was a selfish thing to do IMO , i am however glad she said she wont do it again.. id like to also ad that i love to stick it to the Man... i hate big corporate America... but this was NOT big corporate America , this was the small business Man .. the salt of the Earth , the average person trying to get by in life and have a piece of the pie threw hard work .. again , i am very grateful that she agrees to never do it again and seems some what a tiny bit sorry.. she should not beat herself up over a MISTAKE but it was a huge error in judgment .. who steals just cuz its a pretty bead that they believe is over priced??.. ill tell you who.. a selfish person who was not thinking about the care and love that craftsman put into their work and that craftsmans needs to survive .. sorry .. but that is how i feel .
yes. and after closer examination of the bead, i realized what i had done - that it wasn't some mass-produced crap and was actually a fine work of art. and that is why i feel guilty. and that is why i don't want to steal anymore. i felt like scum when i posted this thread, and a hundred responses later i feel a million times worse. i laugh about it because i don't know what else i can say. think what you want - this is a huge turning point for me. not everyone is born perfect... i aspire to be better. i'm done blaming my past for how i am now.
It's sad, because even though you've learned, you're still going to have a million "better than thou arts" coming in to tell you how horrible you are and blah blah blah. Because it's so much easier to point fingers and scold people than to step back and try to understand and see a person for more than just one mistake.
Isn't that the most important thing, a lesson learned? I believe you've punished yourself enough. Now go to your room!