I was a thief
I stole several times in the past.
I remember that when I was 5 years old, I stole a rare badge from my kindergarten friend. I remember that possessing of this badge did not make me happy because I saw the grief of my friend when she found that the badge was disappeared and because I could not show it anybody.
Then, when I was 19, I took elastics for hair without paying at a chinese market. Even now I am ashamed. I analyzed why I did it. First, I think it is a heritage of a soviet times when anything was common, and anybody took things put «in the wrong place». Second, I think I was not explained with right words the reason why to took somebody else’s things was bad. Of course, I was said that stealing is bad, but I did not felt it was bad.
Now I have children and I think that I could find these words for them. I told them that we love our children and children love us and we want to show them signs of our love. We give presents to each other and make them happy. Parents work hard to buy a present to their child and children are happy. But sometimes there are thieves, bad thieves who steal the presents, and I said to my children to imagine how those children are unhappy and cry perhaps. It is so sad for children and their parents. But thieves are unhappy too. They cannot use stolen things plainly because anybody search them. But they could be happy if they not steal, but work and earn money and so could buy anything they want.
I saw that this simple explanation was very effective. My children felt empathy, they knew my position towards stealing, they knew that you cannot build happiness on someone else's misery. I hope that my children will never steal anything.
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I was a thief
I stole several times in the past.I remember that when I was 5 years old, I stole a rare badge from my kindergarten friend. I remember that possessing possession of this badge did not make me happy because I saw the grief of my friend when she found discovered that the badge was disappeared missing and because I could not show it to anybody.
Then, when I was 19, I took elastics for hair without paying at a chinese market. Even now I am ashamed. I analyzed why I did it. First, I think it is a heritage was characteristic of a soviet times when anything was such things were common, and anybody people took things anything that was misplaced by someone else «in the wrong place». Secondly, I think I was not no-one explained to me, with the right words, the reason why to took somebody else’s things taking someone's property without permission was bad. Of course, I was said told that stealing is bad, but I did not felt believe it was bad.
Now that I have children, and I think that I could can find these words for them. I told them that we love our children and children love us and we want to show them signs of our love. We give presents to each other and this makes them happy. Parents work hard to buy a presents to for their children and the children are happy. But sometimes there are thieves, bad thieves who steal the presents,. and I said to asked my children to imagine how those children are unhappy, and perhaps cry perhaps. It is so sad for children and their parents. But thieves are unhappy too. They cannot use stolen things plainly openly because anybody search can see them. But they could be happy if they do not steal, but work and earn money and so they can could buy anything they want.
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I was a thief
I stole several times in the past.I remember that when I was 5 years old, I stole a rare badge from my kindergarten friend. I remember that possessing of having this badge did not make me happy because I saw the grief of my friend when she found that the badge was disappeared missing and because I could not show it to anybody.
Then, when I was 19, I took elastics for hair without paying at a chinese market. Even now I am ashamed. I analyzed why I did it. First, I think it is a heritage of a habit from soviet times when anything was common allowed, and anybody took things put «in the wrong place». Second, I think I was not explained told with right words the reason why to took take somebody else’s things was bad. Of course, I was said told that stealing is bad, but I did not felt feel it was bad.
Now I have children and I think that I could can find these words for them. I told them that we love our children and children love us and we want to show them signs of our love. We give presents to each other and make them happy. Parents work hard to buy a present to for their child and children are happy. But sometimes there are thieves, bad thieves who steal the presents, and I said to told my children to imagine how those children are unhappy and cry perhaps might cry. It is so sad for children and their parents. But thieves are unhappy too. They cannot use stolen things plainly freely because anybody can search see them. But they could be happy if they do not steal, but work and earn money and so they could buy anything they want.
I saw that this simple explanation was very effective. My children felt empathy, they knew my position thoughts towards stealing, and they knew that you cannot build happiness on someone else's misery. I hope that my children will never steal anything.
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I saw that this simple explanation was very effective. My children felt empathy,. tThey knew know my position towards on stealing,. tThey knew know that you one cannot build happiness on someone else's misery. I hope that my children will never steal anything.
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