Stealing The Show... Er... Blog

This week, I had the unfortunate experience of getting 10 bucks (aka, A "Hamilton") stolen from me. As I was filled with rage at these people who steal things from other people, or "thieves" for short, I suddenly realized that I could write a very mean blog worth credit for English. As I always say, "Venting and renting" or "whining and pining". Not that that really makes sense, but I felt the need to rhyme... on a dime. But space filling verbiage aside, what makes stealing so wrong? Aside from the fact that, "thou shalt not steal," (Biblical reference to gain legitimacy with the Christian audience) could it be that it is simply against the law (as if people have reservations against that one)? Could it be that the French word for stealing is "voler", which is a false congnate with "vole"? All of these reasons are probably legitimate in the Great Melting Pot of... Why Stealing Is Wrong.

So, why, if it is so morally wrong for people in our society to steal, is it that stealing is widespread? The reason is that stealing is not REALLY wrong in our society. Take, for example, recent movies made about stealing. Oceans Eleven, the movie about a group of thieves breaking into a casino, was so popular that it warranted a sequel. A good sequel (had to make the distinction for you people who are actually reading this with half a brain)! Thus, we see that though society condemns thieves on the record, it is actually good friends with "Stealing" and often spends evenings together watching football and drinking beer (Root beer, whew, that was a close one). And then "Stealing" steals a "Hamilton" from Society's wallet. And high fives its good foreign friend, "Voler". (yay for anthropomorphizing!)

So what motivates these thieves, or, for the purpose of throwing a metaphorical curveball in word choice, jerks (I mean it in every diplomatic sense of the word) to steal from others? They don't want to work for themselves, and earn what others already have. In this generation of "instant gratification", people expect " the world on a silver platter (not literally)". As a result, they are too lazy to work, and simply take what others have. This alarming trend in society is becoming increasingly prevalent. I recently read in the newspaper about a man in Provo, who "backed his truck up to two separate car wash cash machines, chained up, and pulled them out." This man was only caught because he was driving recklessly on the highway later on. So, how exactly did no one notice an ATM being ripped out of the ground? What were the people doing that caused them to totally miss it? Probably sharing beers with "Stealing."