He committed sins. And the exchange, the compensation? His life. Not by accident, not by some sickness. Someone took it from him.
He was caught in the act, stealing money. They say, he planned it beforehand because he has an ally.
He also lied.
The other one also committed sin. When he saw the person he trusted stealing money from him, he was enraged, couldn't think much, and let his emotions controlled him.
He killed the perpetrator. And the exchange? His freedom. He was jailed for years, paid an amount of money.
"Did the person who committed two sins deserved to die?" One time, I asked someone.
"Maybe. That's his punishment."
And I didn't answer.
"Let's look at this way, in a different circumstances. What if the person who committed two sins, his killer was the second person I mentioned? The one who committed two sins, died. His killer, got freed."
"Oh, what a plot twist. He did a bad thing, that's why he killed him. And his killer also paid a large amount of money for civil damages, right? He also spent years as a prisoner? I think.. it's enough. The lost life, money, freedom–those are the repercussions of their actions."
"But the killer got a hold of his freedom now."
"Because he already regretted what he did? Come one, let's give him a chance."
A bark of laughter from me.
"The murderer got his chance to live. What about the other one? If it's quantity over quality, of course, two sins are way more heavy than one. But if it's quality over quantity? Killing is obviously heavy than the two sins the first person committed. I'm not saying that stealing and lying can be forgiven but don't you think it's unfair? The other person was not given a chance when we all deserved it."
"He is mad. He couldn't control his emotions and his hands from moving. His eyes were already blinded by rage, right? That's why he accidentally killed his perpetrator."
I closed my eyes. That's his outlooks. His perspective. His opinion. And I know I shouldn't meddle with those. But at least, I wanted to change his thoughts. My eyes was not that clear, but at least, it's not yet close.
"Murder is murder. No reasons, no doubts, no justifications. We knew it was against the Law, against Him, against humanity, but a lot of people are still doing it and ended up being sinners, prisoners of regrets, of evils. They didn't steal money, they didn't lie, but they took someone's life. And life? You can just have it once. It's irreplaceable and priceless unlike money. Either the murderer did the act unconsciously or consciously. Either by their own hands or just used someone's. Either intentionally or unintentionally. Murder is murder. Killing is killing. These words are my farewell. It's up to you, human."
End of conversation.
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