Just Don't Steal
While
reading The Kite
Runner by
Khaled Hosseini, I came across a conversation
between a father and son regarding sin. While I
have no intention of analyzing the merits of the
father's viewpoint, I wanted to share this
passage:
"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.
...
When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
...
There is no act more wretched than stealing."
"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.
...
When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
...
There is no act more wretched than stealing."
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