Dear Steemians,
I am Jyoti from India glad to take part in the SC 29 W64 contest organised by @sohanurrahman

What is the childhood incident or story you want to share?

I would like to share here the lesson I learned from stealing money when I was young. It was a bittersweet and very important event in life. I am happy to share it here. Stealing in childhood is something that almost everyone does. There is a story in Hinduism about Lord Krishna stealing butter and eating it. Similarly, I have also done a theft in my childhood. It was a great help in my life. Through it, I learned a great lesson. That incident helped me grow in discipline.

How old were you, and what exactly happened in that moment?

I was 8 years old at the time and was studying in the third grade. I didn't know the value of money, but I knew the value of sweets that came with money because if I asked for sweets, they would buy me a chocolate or a piece of candy called a gummerkat. So, it would be very tempting to look at other candies and try to eat them. I would think that I would have to eat them all in one day. There were two grocery stores near my house. One store was small, with only a lot of meters in it. There were a lot of toys and balloons to attract children. That store was like a magic store for us. One of the items in it really attracted us.

It was my dream to buy all these things at some point, and when we played, I would see other kids buying candy or sports games, and I would long for them, but my parents had bought them for me too, and I would feel jealous and want them to have in my hands.

Once when I went home, there was a gift from my mother on the table. It was open and I could see all the money inside. Then the devil in my mind started working. It said, "I took a hundred rupees, I stole it, yes I stole it."

What emotions did you feel during and after the incident?

I stole the money but without hiding it anywhere, I immediately went to that store, paid the money, and bought a lot of candies,chocolates, bubble gum, and balloons. There were so many sweets that I couldn't hold them in my hands, so I picked up my skirt and bought everything. I was so happy to see so many sweets that I didn't even get the rest of the money.

I ran away from there in a joy and called my friends to show them. Everyone who saw it was very happy and everyone started eating it with me. I hoarded the candies I had bought and spent the morning until evening gathering my friends and making a fuss. We ate it with great pleasure but none of my friends asked how it came about. At that time, they only knew about sweets. Thus we enjoyed a lot without knowing the next day's disaster

What lesson or realization did you learn from this experience?

The truth is that one day you will come out and choose. That's how it is. When my mother went to the store to buy things, the shopkeeper told my mother that if your daughter bought something for 100 rupees yesterday, she would run away without buying the rest. When my mother asked him what things he bought, he said that he bought sweets. He also asked her in surprise if any guest had come to your house and bought her 100 rupees of sweets. That's when my mother became suspicious.

When my mother came home, she called me and questioned me. I had no choice but to admit the truth. My mother became very angry and broke the stick that was on the tree and beat me rapidly. There are no words to describe the beating and the pain I had. I couldn't bear the beating and ran away. I didn't come back into the house until my father came. The reason was that I could escape the beating...

How has this lesson influenced your life until today?

But Dad came home, Dad didn't say anything either..He became silent as if he would get two blows if he opened his mouth….. Even now, when I think about how my mother beat me, I'm afraid to steal. I don't want to do that for anything anymore, even if I wanted to... If I hadn't run away from there, my mother would have kept my hand warm. What I did made her so angry. At the same time, the lesson I learned that day had a huge impact on my life. It made me realize how important discipline is. From that day on, I don't see keep money in a purse at home but kept openly on table or infront of god photo at pooja room . I allow my mind to touch whatever is open on the table or in front of the picture of God. The incident never allowed me to even think about stealing, not only inside the house but anywhere outside.

I'd like to invite

@pandora2010

@ikwal

@candra8692 to take part in this contest.