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Wondering... Why did he steal from friends?
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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 538805" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Yes, I really don't know why SuZir's son stole from his classmates and I guess none of us can pronounce on what is a complex area!</p><p>However, I do think there is a psychological component to stealing. Today, I would never steal anything and if given incorrect change in a shop, for example, I go and give it back as soon as I discover the mistake. This is not because I am a "good" person but merely because I know that stealing will bother me, I will regret it, the instant gain is not worth the loss of peace of mind... </p><p>When I was a child, however, I remember two instances of stealing. One was that aged about five or six I used regularly to take a coin from the pile of change that my father would take out at night and leave in a drawer. I accumulated quite a collection and finally told my mother about it; she replaced it. I do not know why I did this. My parents' marriage was very troubled and verbally abusive and would soon end in divorce. Is there a connection? Probably. The second instance I remember was when I was about 9 and I was walking home with a friend from school when she dropped her purse. I saw she did this and she didn't. Instead of giving it back to her, I picked it up and kept it... why? There was some money inside but I didn't spend it. I must have felt bad about it because I told her what I'd done a few days later and gave it back... I remember that she looked at me really oddly and must have thought I was crazy. </p><p>These incidents of stealing now seem odd to me. I wanted to take these things and not tell but why...? This makes me feel - sorry to get all psychological on you - that there really is quite a deep symbolic content to the act of stealing. Just my 20 cents, you know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 538805, member: 11227"] Yes, I really don't know why SuZir's son stole from his classmates and I guess none of us can pronounce on what is a complex area! However, I do think there is a psychological component to stealing. Today, I would never steal anything and if given incorrect change in a shop, for example, I go and give it back as soon as I discover the mistake. This is not because I am a "good" person but merely because I know that stealing will bother me, I will regret it, the instant gain is not worth the loss of peace of mind... When I was a child, however, I remember two instances of stealing. One was that aged about five or six I used regularly to take a coin from the pile of change that my father would take out at night and leave in a drawer. I accumulated quite a collection and finally told my mother about it; she replaced it. I do not know why I did this. My parents' marriage was very troubled and verbally abusive and would soon end in divorce. Is there a connection? Probably. The second instance I remember was when I was about 9 and I was walking home with a friend from school when she dropped her purse. I saw she did this and she didn't. Instead of giving it back to her, I picked it up and kept it... why? There was some money inside but I didn't spend it. I must have felt bad about it because I told her what I'd done a few days later and gave it back... I remember that she looked at me really oddly and must have thought I was crazy. These incidents of stealing now seem odd to me. I wanted to take these things and not tell but why...? This makes me feel - sorry to get all psychological on you - that there really is quite a deep symbolic content to the act of stealing. Just my 20 cents, you know. [/QUOTE]
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