Revelation...kind of

Why do people do the things that they do? Sometimes it seems so pointless. I heard about some businesses in Watertown getting broken into and held up this weekend, and it just makes me wonder why on earth someone would do that. It seems pointless to me because it only makes situations worse for those people involved. There are so many more effective ways than stealing from a convenience store to get the things that you want. Sure, it might sound like a good plan at first, and they may get away with it for awhile, but eventually they'll get caught. It's inevitable. And when that happens, their situations will be so much worse and harder to control. Why would anyone want to risk that? I certainly wouldn't and I really don't think many people would, but yet things like that happen every day. It doesn't make sense tko me. But then I was flipping through channels on tv and happened to see a little bit of a show-to be honest I'm not even sure what it was called or what channel it was on- but it was a show where they were talking to homeless people and asking them questions: what it's like being out on the streets, lifestyle things, and what happened to send them out there to live like that. One man replied simply that he couldn't help it-he had no choice. He lost his job and couldn't find another one, although he used all the resources he had in looking for one. After being unemployed so long, money began to run low and payments couldn't be made and he simply couldn't keep up with the money situation and he was kicked out of his house. After that, he really couldn't find a job because he had no home and hardly any possessions and no one would hire a man who lived out on the streets. Hence the reason he was homeless and living on the streets. And that made me think about the people holding up those businesses. What if they're in similar situations? I'm not saying at all that I'm condoning what they're doing, but what if they truly think they have no choice? Who knows what people will do to try and fix their situations? They can't really be blamed for that. It's certainly not the best way to fix the problem, but it might be the only solution they can come up with. Maybe they have kids to feed and bills to pay, and with today's crazy economy sometimes things just don't even out and people come up short. Maybe things aren't always what they seem and there's more to the story than we know. I always used to have such contempt for people who did things like robbing a convenience store, but I never thought about it from the other side before. It could be a last ditch, desperate attempt to save things. Now I don't know what I think for sure. I think that robbing is wrong, definitely, but I also think that sometimes there is more than meets the eye. It all depends on the situation I guess. Its not always black and white, good or bad.