Thoughts

Last week I walked out of store after buying a bunch of clothes, after looking at the receipt in the car I realized that one of the items was not charged for. Immediately a range of emotions and thought ran through my mind. Should I go back and pay for it? Well the large chain stores make a lot of money so one free item will not hurt them but then, I thought, that is an excuse that is putting the blame on the store, what about me? For myself I can return it in the store and feel good but then this happened because of no ones fault, it was an honest mistake. If I take it back, the store clerk may face the wrath of his/her manager because of me .... not good. Should I just keep it? I could, as it is no ones fault and nobody is getting harmed, I can thank my lucky stars but then is that morally correct?

All this arguments and counter arguments in my mind made me realize that I am interacting with my mind .... or was it the soul. What triggers these arguments in our brain? Was it a set of morality  which I have grown up with, if that is the case, then is that morality still valid in today's world? On the spiritual side ..... is this interaction with oneself, kind of taking to God.... we are told since childhood, God is watching you and all your deeds ...., well in this case my mind/soul is surely acting as God. So then does "God resides in everyone" really means the your mind/soul is the God? Or you are God? 

Well all the questions raised in my mind tend to not have a single answer ...... and makes you wonder who made the moral laws that is governing your mind, is it the knowledge that you have gained during your life or is your religious belief. Finally if the mind/soul acts as God within you, then aren't you responsible for shaping the knowledge and spiritualism of it ..... which is a very big responsibility .... isn't it. OK now things are getting way too confusing ..... I have to put my mind to rest and come back to reality.... that I did by starting my car and drive back home.

Now you all may be wondering what did I do with the item that I did not pay for ...... well it is with me however I am glad I had this debate session with my mind and next time when I am in the same situation, I can apply the wisdom that came out of this interaction for making better decisions.