The Week of February 16th

My friends, I apologize for the lack of entry earlier in the week. It's been a hectic week overall. So this week, I will be filling in my entry early of what is boiling my egg next week. (It doesn't affect my grade, but it's alright---I am here for the people.)

The world is a scary place, ladies and gents. It is scary enough to want to lock my door as I sleep. That's right. I have lost trust in my community as a whole. There's a couple of reasons why. But there is one main reason which I feel must be brought up. So I bring this up to you, Planet Earth...

You know what really boils my egg?

Thievery. It is so disrespectful, so rude, and most of the time, so unnecessary to do. I say most of the time because I am sometimes reminded of Robin Hood-type stories of taking for the greater good. Sometimes, those situations are so drastic that I can consider taking from the greedy a necessary evil.

But not this time. I left my wallet out in my own dorm room, next to my television, with my door unlocked. And, lo and behold, I find out later the next day that my money and my debit card are gone. Silly me for thinking this Christian community would not commit an act of such proportions. Here I was thinking morals were in check and made a priority.

What I don't understand is why. Why does a person feel the need to take from someone like me? I will completely admit in saying that I don't have a lot of money. I wasn't blessed in being given great economic sense, earned or inherited. But the money I do have is money earned. Money I worked hard for. It isn't a lot, but it's all I have. Why can't burglars quit being the lazy waste of space they are, and actually contribute to society?

I'm done ranting about how some people are just so ridiculous. Ranting won't get me back my money. It won't make my new debit card come in the mail any sooner. It won't rid me of the frustration I feel. There's not much else I can do but build a bridge and get over it. Which is what I will. So, to continue my neverending theme of quoting, here's one that ties it altogether:

“Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.” - Arabian Proverb