Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~ J.C. Watts
The only thing wrong about this guy is – he got caught….
.....but luckily it was in sajha.
I am big on ethics and morals and integrity and all that good stuffs as well. And if I were to leave for Nepal, I perhaps wouldn’t have done anything like that, but after reading this post, I was forced to think what I would have done if I were in his shoes. So Let’s break it down :
1. The poster must have had a hard time living in America, which I believe, because we all have our episodes of struggles. While I believe that he should have refrained taking such desperate and unsavory measures we do not know what sort of financial crises he or his family must have been under. It’s not like we were born in the household of Buddha or Gandhi, so bashing this poor guy anonymously in sajha doesn’t sound like a wise thing to do.
2. Let’s go into more detail – if my dad sold all his property to educate me in United States (dumb, I know) and for some unfortunate reason I could not land a job or get my immigration status settled and couldn’t even save a nickel, I would ask myself what would I do? Buy the souvenirs for my family on my visa card, and make minimum payments from Nepal? Seriously?
3. I am not sure about the people who criticized him on this post, but significant percentage of Nepalese who work in Gas station steal money and cigarettes; don’t we think we should start from them instead of harassing this guy?
4. When I was in Florida last year there was this person cursing all Nepalese who stole money in gas station when his dad was locked up in prison for eighteen months because of bribery charges. Do we see the connection here?
5. Stealing is wrong, I would never advocate that, and all of us who have advised against it are right, I completely agree. But quite honestly, the only thing this guy did wrong here is have this foolish audacity to post; only to be criticized by none other than ANONYMOUS us.
Again, would never do that, and I’d advise against doing such thing all the time. But quite honestly, if push came to shove, let alone credit card, I would have planned a heist at a local bank if I knew I would never get caught.
IS HE WRONG? HECK YES.
But....
I would have preferred everyone advising him against it instead of clobbering him verbally, but oh well, isn’t anonymity a bliss?
