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The missing moral compass

Fri Jan 4, 2008, 7:55 PM
I was at work today and noticed an email slip into my in-box from a company I had recently purchased a couple items from. The email stated that my items were being shipped and should expect them to arrive in about a week. While this is normal these days (I find automatic emails to be very informative and helpful) what I found strange was that the items being shipped to me were for things I had already received from them a week or so ago. I figured there had to be a mistake and phoned the company immediately. Anyone who has had something falsely charged to their account (as I have had a couple times) would know exactly what I was thinking at the time.

Apparently the truck my package supposedly shipped in was in an accident and the package destroyed so they were sending a replacement even though I had gotten it and signed for it.

This prompted me with a decision to make; take the 'free' products (worth about 50 USD) since they assumed it was lost and I never got it or inform them I had received it and reject the package. I first thought the former but settled on the latter, being the huge believer in karma that I am, and remembering the part in the Quran about conducting fair business.

After the fact I wondered if I had done the right thing, seeing that I could have had 'free' merchandise. Just then I realized exactly what it was I was thinking and at that moment I came to a question...exactly at what point in human history did we start to second guess honesty? Just when was the tipping point when we went from being a reputable society to a band of thieves trying to claim all we can? Does it go back to Cain and Abel or perhaps Adam himself when he defied God's simple orders and ate from the forbidden tree?

If you see where I am going with this you can start to guess from where I get my rather bleak outlook on humanity. From our very creation we proved to be completely unworthy of our existence, how depressing. No wonder we rot on this earth and no wonder we destroy our very surroundings.

I suppose perhaps my outlook on life would be brighter if only I had a better outlook on my own life...but things are the way they are for a reason I suppose.

Oh well, its not like anyone reads these damn things anyway...I know I don't.

  • Mood: Lonely
  • Listening to: Frederic Chopin
  • Watching: CSI
  • Playing: The Witcher (PC game)
  • Eating: TURKEY!!!!
  • Drinking: Water

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  • Current Residence: Wisconsin, United States
  • Interests: The pursuit for happiness; of course having nothing to do with fame and/or fortune
  • Favourite movie: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings (I know that technically thats 9 movies but deal with it:)
  • Favourite band or musician: Maroon 5, Breaking Benjamin, Lost Prophets, Switchfoot, Michelle Branch, Hoobastank, Evanescence..
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything from heavy metal to classical...NOT hip hop or rap
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  • Favourite game: StarCraft, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Witcher, Bioshock, Portal, Mass Effect.......
  • Favourite gaming platform: My PC, everything else is just a toy:)
  • Personal Quote: Doesn't it just make you want to run head-first into a wood chipper?
  • Tools of the Trade: personal anguish, unfulfilled dreams, broken heart, a cheap black pen, and an old ruined notebook

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:iconvampirella87:
Hey there :wave:

How are you? :)


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:iconjedi-consular:
Hello, I'm fine. =)

How are you?

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Thx 4 the :+fav: :D

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thx for the comment!:) Ill upload a border-less version soon!

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I want to know how God created this world. I am not intrested in this or that phenomenon. I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details.

- Albert Einstein
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thx for the :+fav: :)

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I want to know how God created this world. I am not intrested in this or that phenomenon. I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details.

- Albert Einstein
:icontakara13:
Thanks for dropping by my page earlier! Have a wonderful day, hon! :heart:

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Thanks! Wisconsin has to be a lot like Michigan, isn't it?

Alex

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:iconmrastro316:
thank you verry much for the FAV :glomp:
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Thanks for the visit
:iconjkdeadite:
Hey, what's up?

I'm trying to get my potato to every state in the US as soon as possible.

Maybe you can help me out by clicking the link in my signature and entering your ZIP code. Don't worry; that's all that PassThePotato.com gets. Your ZIP code and nothing else.

Thanks for your time!

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