Just a Short Story

I received a spam AD the other day in my email box. I didn't know who it was from, so I opened it up.

The spammer foolishly cc'd a long list of folks in his Ad so that I could see all their email addresses right there in front of me.

Now I could have copied that list (since it was probably a good list of "leads") and used it myself. But I didn't.

Even though I don't personally know the spammer who sent it, I respect the fact that he might have worked hard for that list and it may be his bread and butter.
You know what they say, "the money is in the list", and I am not the type of person to steal from others. So I wrote back to him and told him the mistake that he made and also to take me off his list, lol

Now why am I telling you this?

Well because something similar happened to me a while back, but the shoe was on the other foot. I was the one with the list and another person very sneakily figured out how to steal them from me ... (Yes, I was tricked)

So knowing the effects that it can have on ones feelings (and pocket book), I could never do that to someone else. Not an unknown spammer nor a so-called friend.

Remember boys and girls ...
- Don't take what is not yours.
- Treat others as you'd like to be treated.
- Don't lie, cheat or steal just to benefit yourself.
- Don't pretend you're better than the other guy.
- Always give credit where credit is due.

End of Story (for the few readers I have left)

If you want to become whole,
let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight,
let youself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn,
let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything,
give everything up.

- from The Tao Te Ching, translation by Stephen Mitchell