Thief Regrets
Pan Aiying is a
teacher in Shandong, China. One evening she is
cycling home from work. Suddenly a thief on a
motorbike pulls alongside
her. He grabs Pam's handbag and speeds away.
Pan is very upset. Inside the bag is a mobile phone and around 4,900 Yuan ($600 US). It's the money to pay her rent.
When she tries calling her phone there's no answer. So Pan sends a text message.
‘Keep the money if you really need it,’ she writes, ‘but please return the other things to me. We all make mistakes.’
No Reply
That message receives no
reply. Nor do the other 20 messages Pan sends to her
phone. ‘I won’t see my bag again,’
she thinks sadly.
Three days later Pan has a happy surprise. She comes
home to find her handbag outside the front door of her
home. ‘It’s all here!’ she cries.
‘My money, my phone – everything!
Inside the bag there’s also a letter. It’s
from the thief:
Dear Pan
I’m very sorry for stealing your bag. Please
forgive me.
I read your messages and they made me rethink my life.
Even though I did you harm, you still tried to help me.
I made a mistake but I want to change. I want to become
a good person like you …
