ripped off again...

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:04 am

I'm just here to vent...

a year ago someone broke into my truck and stole a 6 pack of beer and my cell phone. I was actually pretty cool about it and I was thinking "maybe the dude was hard up and really needed it" and I felt like I was well off enough that I could sacrafice a little to a person in need.

then the same month someone broke into my truck and tried to steal it. took the dash all appart and chizzled out the ignition.

I didn't freak out about that but it placed something in my heart that has been growing over the last year to the point to where I peak out my window more often than I should when I hear a sound outside. litterally I peak out my window at least once or twice a night while I'm just hanging out.

I've recignized that my lack of trust isn't healthy, so tonight when a dude right in front of my house says "hey buddy can I borrow your cell phone for a second, mind died on me" I thought to myself "this guy seems cool, you should trust him" it was me trying to rid myself of that distrust. so I handed him my phone and turned my back to grab my vaccumm (I'm a janitor) which was litterally right inside the door, 10 feet from the dude. I allowed myself to turn my back because I felt he was cool and I felt it was good for me to overcome my distrust it was actually a meaningful act in my own mind to allow myself to turn my back on him. for only 30 seconds out of my site and when I stepped back out on the porch he was gone.
so my guesture of trust and goodwill turned out to be a slap in the face which makes it hurt more than just a cell phone being taken. the cell phone isn't the point. the point is I'm losing all faith.

I wouldn't take a dollar from a billionaire. I'm a good person and I'm bairly getting by cause I'm starting my own business and all my money is going to that which is bringing me to bairly even eat properly. and some piece of shit takes my cell phone.

the camels back is broken I'm afraid.

jesQuick · Post by **jesQuick** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:18 am

I remember you told the story about the six-pack here on the forum...

Just want to say I feel for you and Im sorry you are loosing faith.

But I think you were right in giving ppl the benifit of the doubt, just too bad you ran in to an asshole! (theres a lot of them out there, you know!?)

Cheer up, we are still a lot of ppl left who treat each other nice... (or at least try to)

Best

-J

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:31 am

Damn! Two bad stories in a night..........

sorry man.

madlab · Post by **madlab** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:33 am

Heard something about a guy who studied the social behaviour of some kind of bats which happen to have many similarities with human behaviour. He found that the ones who had a better life were the ones that were generous to a restricted number of indviduals in the group. When one of those bats got into trouble, those who helped everyone were let down by... everyone, as they all thought "I can't help him but somenone else will certainly do" and the ones who were ultimately selfish died alone as everyone thought "this asshole will never help anyone so he can manage by himself". I hope you get the idea despite of my approximate english...
I have a trend to think the way you do but the fact is I've been f+++ed up too many times by some people to which I had given much time and energy. So I try to give as much to less people around me. Until the next time...

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:22 am

there are asshole bats too?
geee.... i'm loosing faith as well.....

brightonalex · Post by **brightonalex** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:05 am

That's so out of order.
I'll tell you what Johnisfaster, if you lend me £100 I will track that bastard down for you.

digitalkettle · Post by **digitalkettle** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:11 am

brightonalex wrote:That's so out of order.
I'll tell you what Johnisfaster, if you lend me £100 I will track that bastard down for you.

"Hey...that's not the wallet inspector!"

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:12 am

brightonalex wrote:That's so out of order.
I'll tell you what Johnisfaster, if you lend me £100 I will track that bastard down for you.

thats actually pretty funny.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:22 pm

Sorry to hear that, bro...it's a shame how little things like that tend to really fuck up your view of human nature. All I can say is that karma is a bitch, and what goes around comes around. Keep up a good attitude, and vent with your friends whenever you want.

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:24 pm

That's so out of order.
I'll tell you what Johnisfaster, if you lend me £100 I will track that bastard down and................shake his hand.

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:37 pm

nebulae wrote:Sorry to hear that, bro...it's a shame how little things like that tend to really fuck up your view of human nature. All I can say is that karma is a bitch, and what goes around comes around. Keep up a good attitude, and vent with your friends whenever you want.

yeah, but I don't really believe in karma per say.

aqua_tek · Post by **aqua_tek** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:05 pm

Damn, I totally get where you're coming from. I had always been naturally a very "noble" guy (as my mom calls it). I liked to believe in everyone's potential to be good and honest and I ended up getting taken advantage of, and ripped off a couple of times (including by people whom I considered "friends").

Kind of a live and learn thing i guess

I'm still a relatively chivalrous dude. Still like to believe that some people can be trustworthy. But I now exercise a lot more caution than I used to. Kind of a 50/50 thing. A nice guy, but certainly not to everyone. I try to read people first, and dont trust any random person blindly.

That cell phone thing you just went through probably would've happened to me a few years ago but not now.

Sorry to see that you're having such a hard time. It's a fucked up world when a nice person gets screwed over so easily and so frequently. Should be the other way around. Best of luck to you, hope you get things back on track.

glu · Post by **glu** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:06 pm

It is difficult to find the balance between protecting yourself and having faith in humanity. I have been blessed in situations by individuals who trusted me enough to give me money (200 pesos) to get home when I was broke without a debit card- at the airport in D.F. with an hour to spare.

A very nice girl gave me this mula -I was willing to give her my camera as collateral-but she just gave me the money in faith that it would help me get home, without the need for anything other than my story in broken Spanish. It was just enough $ to repurchase my immigration papers and make my flight.

So never let your heart become totally jaded. Good luck bro.

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nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:29 pm

C'mon man, move it through. You can keep your heart open! There will always be assholes in this world and "reasons" to go cold and die, but the benefits of remaining open despite little setbacks FAR outweigh shutting down forever.

Yeah. And just be a tiny-little-bit more cautious about who you trust.

But love flowing feels SO much better.