i stole a bead. a beautiful bead.

Alright, here's the deal. Daniel is a digital artist. He was on consignment with a dude and had a biiiiig project, one that took many many hours. This project wasn't the first he did for him, either, so we trusted he'd get paid. And now we sit, dude owes us $3000, and told us he was taking Daniel's artwork as a donation, thus refusing to pay. Daniel was taking payments, he wasn't expecting all of it at once. Anyway, that $3000 put us back another year in our attempt to crawl out of one hell of a hole. Daniel can't get his license now because we can't afford it, and you think it's hard finding a job, try finding one with no car, no transportation, and above all, no driver's license. We can't even afford to sue the guy to try to get the money. My life was completely put on hold because of a thief. I can't have my wedding for god knows how long now, we've been struggling just to eat at times...and you know what? I haven't even pissed and moaned about it affecting our lives so much except to tell you about it today. You live, you learn, and you get the fuck over shit. Because sitting and stewing about it doesn't do anything, nor does picking on other people for their mistakes. If someone stole from you, take it as a lesson, and move the fuck on. It sucks, but life goes on.

 

Well said.

 

i dont think anyone hasnt "moved the fuck on"..

this is a public forum and we have every right to say what we feel on the subject and why we feel that way..

i have taken it as a lesson, a thief is a thief is a thief. whatever their reasoning and justification for their actions are, they are still a thief and as such deserve to be treated as such.

nothing more to it than that from my end..

 

i'm really not trying to start an argument, but someone that steals a bead, and someone that steals a purse from an old lady, or robs tvs out of someones house, or steals credit card numbers, all are quite different. everyone is accountable for their actions, but some are definitely worse than others and its not really fair to just say you can treat someone poorly because they did something that really isnt that big of a big deal. i've had people steal things from me, as i'm sure almost anyone has, and yea it sucks but you just shrug your shoulders and forget about it. money and things dont really mean much in the grand scheme of things, and maybe the lady who made it has that point of view about life and will just shrug her shoulders about it. i think that is probably more likely than her family going hungry because of it.

 

indeed. i have had stuff stolen from me personally. 2 ipods, a pipe, clothing, tons of money... and people have even had the gall to break into my father's house. i have NEVER stolen a person's possessions, and i NEVER will. that's some serious karma.

stones do have powers. but there is a lot to be taken into consideration here about why exactly i felt the need to take this stone.

and amanda, that really, really sucks. this guy i trusted owes dean money for his website and owes my brother $2600. now he is bailing HARD. after almost 2 years of friendship. it's really, really weak. my brother recently got an mip and possession charge and has a lot of court shit to deal with. if my bro has to do time because of this fucker, there will be hell to pay. and here i am worried about bead karma.

 

i'd keep it

 

thats simply not true. every item in that store was a asset of the person who owned it. therefore it was their possession. part of their wealth until sold then the cash from the sale became part of their wealth.

thats like saying just because a person had a for sale sign on a car in their driveway it wasnt their possession because it was for sale..or in this case someone elses car in their driveway..


as i said,everyone always has justification for stealing things,but in the end i have yet to hear a valid one..

im done here its obvious its going nowhere.. im just glad i dont have to deal with people of this mindset very often anymore..

have a nice life,kharma is a bitch..

 

likewise and good riddance!!!!!!

 

Just a question...

I know this is not the situation but what about a mama who has no food for her children and steals them food. is that justified?

 

of course i see what your saying.

you have a nice life, too. hope your black and white thinking brings you much happiness and peace.

 

no it is not. if a mama with children asks 10 strangers for help she would have more food than she could walk away with in 99.9% of cases.

beyond that there are food banks,churches and charities all of which will gladly help a woman with children out..

i cant think of a single situation in modern society why it would be justified..

 

Fair enough.

What if its a mute man with no arms and no legs and he can't ask for help and a grape falls out of someone's bag where he happens to be perched...and he eats it....he has in essence stole it. Is that justifiable

 

NO!

 

No, only if it fell directly into his mouth, then it would be a gift.

 

Hopefully it is not a grape of wrath:smilielol5:

 

You mean you worked with crappy teens.

I'll do it!! Me! ME! PICK ME!
No wait. No I wont. :leaving:

 

prehaps instead of feeling bad about stealing you could go out and do thirtysix dollars worth of spreading good karma around, itll make you feel great and the good karma is always nice!!

 

hugging u, and pinching your cheeks hun, i am so very glad you feel bad..and i am grateful you will never steal again.. then keep the bead as a reminder. wear it proudly .

i do believe you that you are ashamed and feeling guilty.. PLEASE dont call yourself scum though Dolly please .. ..

take this as a HUGE lesson and a turning point. we ALL have turning points....and if you knew my past and how i have lived you could cast stones .. i was not trying to do that though honest .

it was just supposed to be a Mama talking to you.. seems as though you could have used a Mama right then .. much love to you Dolly , i am so very proud of you that you are never going to steal again ..

 

ps Dolly, the laughter comes from embarrassment .. we all have laughed out of nervous embarrassment .. go wash your face love , remember it always how u feel now, but forget about it too and move on . you are defiantly NOT SCUM or you would not feel so bad. ok .


everyone stop , she seems to have learned . Mama is stepping in and protecting her now .. leave her be.

 

I wasn't trying to give her shit dude, I, like you, did the whole stealing thing back when I was younger and way fucking stupid, yes it was mostly walmart and meijers stuff.
I was simply asking her a question, some people don't take karma seriously, some people don't think karma is even real, but I stand by one simple phrase...