Stealing is a Sin

So as I promised myself back in October, I was going to start reading more books. I finished the Alchemist AND The Kite Runner. Both were very good reads, especially The Kite Runner. I highly recommend it. I did really like one of the concepts from Kite Runner -

"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. There is no act more wretched than stealing. A man who takes what's not his to take, be it a life, or a loaf of bread... I spit on such a man. And if I ever cross paths with that man, God help him."

Now isn't that the truth? If someone is lying to you or cheating on you, they are stealing your right to the truth, your right to fairness, and your right to happiness. They are stealing your time, your health and that is no one's right to deliberately take. Every crime, be it written as law or not, that can be a variation of stealing should be crimes punishable by heavy fines or imprisonment. That includes lying to someone else, two-timing someone (three-timing should be punishable by death). The bad news is that it will be tough to pass such laws in America. The good news is that there is still a higher law that we have to all answer to, and those who cross you now, will have their own cross to carry later.

Moral of the story: Don't make Betsy mad because Betsy's best friend and cousin are soon to be licensed lawyers!