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Ripped Off

tbuntontbunton
edited August 2011 in General Banter
In the last week someone broke into my car and stole the only thing worth a hoot in it. My CD player. The car doesnt run so It has been sitting there locked up. I know I shouldnt be attached to it. Its just a cd player. But I still feel violated. It just urks me.
thought I would share.

Comments

  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    I've been ripped off a couple of times and sympathize. Anger, fear, confusion and a desire to kick ass and take names tumble around in the mind and heart.

    The only thing we can ever learn from the mistakes of others is: Don't YOU do that!
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    Experiencing a robbery is a form of trauma. The reactions described here are typical reactions to trauma, so be kind and understanding of yourself. On the other hand, you can be glad that you suffered no physical harm. And you can try to have compassion for the suffering soul who perpetrated the crime. This is easier said than done, and may take time. BTW, did you report the incident to the police?

    Your post is a good warning to me to make room in my garage for my car (I just moved; garage is full of moving boxes). Thanks for your post. : )
  • vixthenomadvixthenomad
    Sorry to hear that, @tbunton. (hugs)
  • nanimonanimo
    @tbunton, I truly sympathise with your loss. I've had such like that happen to me and can appreciate the whirlwind of sensations you may feel.

    I do want to add also something which is in the form of a bumper sticker I bought at cafepress and is stuck on the back of my van as a deterrent to road rage. It reads:

    How people treat you is their karma. How you react is your own.
  • zidanguszidangus Veteran
    edited August 2011
    I know it is not nice and I would feel the same way as you I'm pretty sure. But we have to ask why we feel this way when these sort of things happen to us, and it comes down to our attachment to our material possessions. We become so attached to our possessions emphasizing 'mine' and 'my', that we can lose sight of the fact that our attachment to our material possessions helps to inflate our ego and encourage unskillful emotions such as greed, hatred, selfishness etc etc to arise.

    I'm sure after reflection you will see that its only a CD player, only a material possession which is not really that important in the bigger picture.
    But like I said, when it happens its hard to think like this at first.



  • tbuntontbunton
    True. Its been a week now and I really don't think about it now. It was just a CD player and nothing more. We tend to add value to things just because we "own" them. I learned a lesson from it and now the wife's car is in the garage, and nothing of value is left out. I feel compassion for the person that perpetrated the crime. They obviously needed the CD player more than I did. Thanks for all the support and responses. It was a great lesson in the battle of "me" and "mine".
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