Et tu, Luqman?
So the latest news is that an ex-roommate of mine cheated me. Just for a little over $300!! It's so sad I considered him friend and helped him with all that he neeeded. He had no place to live, and I helped him with that. He had no money for food, and I would buy it for him. I let him use my personal stuff and even my laptop. Now that we are in different cities he blocked me on MSN, doesn't reply my emails and doesn't respond to my phone calls either.
A little sum of money wouldn't make a difference in our lives but my friend chose to be called a cheat. It's sad because I always considered him an upright person belonging to a cultured family. We used to have good debates and his words used to convince me of his integrity. He used to talk so much about God that I couldn't even think he would be so dishonest! I even suspect he was the one who stole some of my things. But no, his words never felt like that, but who knows? Anyways, now that I moved here, I was even thinking of getting him a good job through my reference and I was about to ask him to forward his resume. I even wanted to gift him some textbooks that he would need. Maybe he gained some money by cheating me, but he lost a lot that he could get.
But I am not at all mad at him. Money is a trivial matter, I grieve more for a loss of friend. I still got to learn so many lessons from him. But still, et tu, Luqman?
A little sum of money wouldn't make a difference in our lives but my friend chose to be called a cheat. It's sad because I always considered him an upright person belonging to a cultured family. We used to have good debates and his words used to convince me of his integrity. He used to talk so much about God that I couldn't even think he would be so dishonest! I even suspect he was the one who stole some of my things. But no, his words never felt like that, but who knows? Anyways, now that I moved here, I was even thinking of getting him a good job through my reference and I was about to ask him to forward his resume. I even wanted to gift him some textbooks that he would need. Maybe he gained some money by cheating me, but he lost a lot that he could get.
But I am not at all mad at him. Money is a trivial matter, I grieve more for a loss of friend. I still got to learn so many lessons from him. But still, et tu, Luqman?