Ben Franklin was on to something when he said, "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be."
I know I'm reaching the point in my life where middle age creeps into old age. My opinions are a bit more steadfast, but I am trying to remain objective and open-minded... but what happened to good old-fashioned common courtesy and accountability???
This lack is running rampant! I'm almost to the point where I will never loan anything again. Loan means I get it back. The borrower must return it--in the same condition--as when it was loaned. The main idea though, is that the item is returned.
Since I have moved back to Virginia, I have found that I must go pick up items that have been borrowed. Sometimes, there is even a question in the borrower's mind as to whether it was a gift or a loan! As I write this, I know what must be done.
I am developing a "do not loan to" list. No need in making the honest folks suffer.
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The worst test of one's good nature is lending books, especially if you're me and tend to be obsessive about not cracking the spines. (Or is that more of a test of the goodnature of the unlucky borrower who dares return a book with a crease...?)w
Accountability is missing at all levels, and it's a damn shame. If you get me in my more cynical moments, I will tell you that I believe today's teenagers and 20-somethings lack accountability to an astonishing degree. I know! Aren't I cranky!
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