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I was doing my best to get rid of old Oracles at the homecoming
game by displaying them on a table in the Mezzanine of the Mabee
Center.
Early in the game, while I was helping two kids get some drinks
for their parents, I noticed some coeds at my "newsstand."
I didn't want to be over eager and run over to them - so I watched
to see which of the ORACLES they would take and cherish forever.
What occurred next stirred up the begeebers in me. One of the
two young ladies at the table bent down, reached under the table
and stole my ORU towel.
Most of us when we think of thieves imagine some sinister looking
villain-who maliciously steals diamonds, dollars and Dalmatians.
We don't think of blonde college-aged girls who will steal cheap
fan-fare items.
Thievery has been a problem at ORU for years, as it is at most
universities. The fact that most of those things stolen are stolen
by fellow students is a little unnerving. These are the same students
that sit in chapel, eat in Marriott and sleep through Humanities
with us.
In recent years, with the increased efforts of security, the
theft rate has gone down, but the problem still remains.
On the same night my hanky was snatched, a good friend of mine
had his computer stolen from his room during a fire alarm. There
have been radios, computers, printers, money- you name it and someone
has probably lifted it from someone else.
I, unfortunately have no room to talk. For I was once a thief.
I would shoplift action figures from grocery stores so that my
next battle between Cobra (the good guys) and G.I. Joe could be
even more fantastic and realistic.
The day that I was finally caught stealing was one of the biggest
turning points in my life.
To make a long story short, let is suffice to say that I do not
have a poker face, cannot tell a good lie, am bad at implicating
others and cry a lot when I'm spanked. The worst part is that I
lost the trust of two teachers I respected.
I was caught with a stack of Garbage Pail Kids cards from off
my fifth grade teacher's desk. Stupid things to steal and the dumbest
place to steal from.
Let us not forget that a thief is one who steals anything whether
this be a computer, a Pepsi or a reputation. The only way to be
free from it is to repent and make restitution. Otherwise, you plant
your seed, and you will get a harvest.
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