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Once in Malaysia, it was reported that a thief got past four security guards and six guard dogs guarding the home of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin at Jalan Kolam Air Panas, Taman Melawati and got away with three pairs of shoes. That the thief got away with just three pairs of shoes was food for thought. Never mind the guards and why the dogs were there or what they were doing, but the thief must be some kind of nuts to be just taking just three pairs of shoes when he could take more from a man who is worth $10.2 billion. It was not that the three pairs of shoes were the works of Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh or anything. Having broken the second precept by taking things not given, I wonder now if there is any difference at all if the thief has stolen a million dollar instead of just those miserable shoes? Is there retribution in this world and will the thief receive his just desserts for just three pair of shoes or for a million dollars?
Once in Malaysia, it was reported that a thief got past four security guards and six guard dogs guarding the home of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin at Jalan Kolam Air Panas, Taman Melawati and got away with three pairs of shoes. That the thief got away with just three pairs of shoes was food for thought. Never mind the guards and why the dogs were there or what they were doing, but the thief must be some kind of nuts to be just taking just three pairs of shoes when he could take more from a man who is worth $10.2 billion. It was not that the three pairs of shoes were the works of Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh or anything. Having broken the second precept by taking things not given, I wonder now if there is any difference at all if the thief has stolen a million dollar instead of just those miserable shoes? Is there retribution in this world and will the thief receive his just desserts for just three pair of shoes or for a million dollars?
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