{"id":865,"date":"2020-03-01T09:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramisalame.com\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=865"},"modified":"2020-04-30T09:31:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:31:11","slug":"on-shoplifting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ramisalame.com\/blog\/wordpress\/on-shoplifting\/","title":{"rendered":"On shoplifting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The neon green wallet called to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only was it a great color, but it was also held together by Velcro, had pockets for change, and had space for business cards for when I grow up and have a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my pocket I had a 20-Riyal note. On the wallet hung a price tag. It said SR 50. The small amount of SR30 stood between me and the daydream of owning my first ever wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only would I not be able to afford it, but even if I had the SR50, \u201cwhy would someone buy a wallet if they won\u2019t have anything left to put inside it?\u201d I thought to myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I won\u2019t deny it, I considered putting that wallet into my pocket and walking out, but that wouldn\u2019t be right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I stood there with the neon green wallet in my hand, I remembered what my religion teacher told me about stealing. I remembered what my parents told me about stealing. I listened to my own inner moral guide, aged nine but still wiser than his years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few minutes later I was done deliberating and weighing the pros and cons of the situation, particularly with respect to my chances of going to heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked out of the store and back to my mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under my shirt was my first ever wallet, which cost me zero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The neon green wallet called to me. Not only was it a great color, but it was also held together by Velcro, had pockets for change, and had space for business cards for when I grow up and have a job. In my pocket I had a 20-Riyal note. On the wallet hung a price … <\/p>\n

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