I thought there was only one way to define stealing. Taking something that doesn't belong to you. A friend views it differently. The cashier yesterday gave me to much change. When I returned it, my friend looked at me as if I had lost my mind. They asked me why I gave the money back. I told them I couldn't keep it because it was stealing. They said it was the cashier's mistake and I should have kept it. When I talked to other friends and family members I got mixed reactions. Some said I should have kept it and others said I did the right thing. How we define stealing has a lot to do with how we are raised, I guess. I was surprised that my friend told me to keep the money because they had a strict Baptist up-bringing. I thought they would have the same view about it as I did. I was not raised in a home with religion but my parents had firm views about what they believed was right and wrong. What I call stealing my friend believes it is just profiting off of someone elses' mistake.
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