Probably another question for the priest, but if I remember stealing some things through my life time, which I can not return anymore, for example, I drank a few drinks while working in a fast food outlet which I did not pay for, I could have drunk the drink from the drink fountain as much as I wanted but I chose to drink something non permitted (Have to say this sounds a bit like Adam and Eve now :S) Or lets say I used someones wifi without their permission for not alot of data, I would say I have stolen at most about 100mb of wifi since I got my first wifi device in 2006.
Another example is I bought something of ebay, 2 things actually, paid for them, and they were fakes, so I received my money back through paypal ( they were fakes atleast I thought so, the earphones supposdely high end Sony ones, had wiring taped in the centre… while the wii remote I bought had also slight signs of being fake, I got my money back however, I still ended up using the items until they broke ( not long after have to say)
I have given money to the church, however I still keep looking back and wondering do I have to add up every cent that I have taken in the last 11 years? is it enough repent and try my best to never do it again? Or is it a necessity to hand back every cents worth of worth in the items which I have taken in my life time?
The items I have calculated are ( I cant say for sure) but in total little things that I feel could be stealing are around 400 australian dollars, I have donated 220 and will donate another 50 thiss weekend ( Please dont take this the wrong way as me boasting) I am just trying to get a clear answer.
