Katelyn

It says so much about you 😊 Honesty is always the best way to go ! That would of been hard, all that beautiful equipment! Have a great day, and thanks for sharing with us !

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Sorry, but I can't praise this guy. The OP had a chance to steal. Was tempted to steal. Fought the temptation, and then posted this thread to brag about how he resisted temptation. Resisting the temptation to commit a felony is the expectation and minimum acceptable behavior for all of us, and deserves so special praise.

I wonder if the responses would have been the same if the OP has said he was alone with his best friends wife who he finds very attractive and he thought about having relations with her and could have, but resisted the temptation even though no one else would find out about it. Would folks here be heaping as much praise on him in that scenario? Or would they be saying "What the heck were you thinking? and "Why are you bragging to us about it?"

I'm glad the OP resisted the temptation to commit a felony, but you don't praise someone for just doing what they are supposed to be doing in the first place. You heap praise when ones goes above and beyond. Have our standards fallen that low? Or is this just another modern example of getting a medal just for showing up.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

I don't know. Yes, there can be relative wrongs. But in my book, wrong is still wrong. I mean, have you ever told the officer that it wasn't intentional, and it really wasn't intentional, and it really made a difference whether or not you broke the law?

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I assume you are not equating a traffic violation with committing a felony. If we are willing to praise someone for overcoming the temptation to commit a felony by stealing valuable goods they covet, shouldn't we also praise someone who wants to murder a rival they didn't like, had the opportunity to commit the murder unseen, and believed they would never get caught, but fought the temptation to do it? Would that person be worthy of praise by us? And given this strong overwhelming temptation would you not be worried whether this person would go through with it in the future?

What was the purpose of the OP posting this thread in the first place if not to brag about about how he overcame his baser instincts. And given the scenario that he described, how confident could any of us be that he wouldn't give in to them next time around. I'm glad he exhibited self control, but that doesn't mean he's worthy of any praise from us.

Deciding to not do something wrong is not the same as deciding to do something right. We can be thankful when someone does not fall into temptation and we can forgive them when they do. But praise them? I think not.

Glenn Harve

Take them. Call it "wealth redistribution", then apparently its ok. No difference really.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

I think he was looking for a laugh, not praise or a metal. Human nature can be very laughable. That is where almost all comedy comes from. If it wasn't for our humanity and laughability, we should all probably find a hole six foot deep a crawl in. What would be the worth of living without a laugh?

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I agree humor is one of the most important things we have. Except there was nothing funny about his original post. It was more of a melancholy statement about missed opportunities to acquire expensive goods not belonging to him because his conscience got the better of him. Nothing funny about that and certainly nothing praiseworthy about that.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

I have to disagree with you on this one this time. I found his statement of his humanity totally funny and totally relatable by a majority of the answers I read. Hence his statement "don't hate me"; he was just stating he was human.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

And that's fine. I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with is all the people that praised him for not stealing the equipment.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

I can understand that. I really don't think the OP was looking for praise although he received some. I am sure you are like me in I didn't need praise to do the right once I became an adult. But I can recognize myself in his situation. I have come across these situations many, many times in my life. And just have to laugh at myself for still being so stupidly human that I could still think or entertain the thought of do something so wrong.

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

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Perhaps the OP could weigh in here and tell us what his intended msg was, as opposed to all the wild speculation. Only he knows for sure.

I see this so very often here, . . .”what the OP means is . . “ and a lesp off into more wags.

Jmho.

MauiMoto Loc: Hawaii

All I can say on this subject is that the entire left wing is comfortable justifying lying and stealing. Getting something for nothing only slows down ones growth, that's why it's better to give than to receive.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

I think you are making a bit of an assumption there. I know many good people, and many liars and cheats, on both sides of the political spectrum. Was your post in reference to particular responses to the original post?

MauiMoto Loc: Hawaii

I agree, except it's a generalization not an assumption. Unfortunately good people are easily decieved, like all the good Germans who believed their government and went along with the slaughter and enslavement of men, women and children they deemed inferior. The left are fascist bullies. There isn't a single left wing group not using lies as a weapon. They have also admittedly embraced socialism, which is stealing. So basically no one on the left can be trusted, even if they're good people. It's like trusting a rubber ruler or broken speedometer, results can be disastrous.

therwol Loc: USA

When the left goes so far, and the right so far, they tend to end up in the same place. Just read some history.