Borrowed? Return It?

A neighbor walks next door and asks, “Can I borrow some sugar?”. Another neighbor does the same and asks, “Can I borrow a couple eggs?”. Just neighbors being neighbors, right? But how does one “borrow” sugar or eggs? Are they recyclable? Is there a way that the borrowed sugar and eggs can be regurgitated and returned. One is certain that the sugar and eggs cannot be returned in the same shape unless the borrower never uses them in the first place. Of course the implied dominates in this situation, and that is that if the eggs or sugar are used, they will be replaced with other sugar and eggs. However today, it seems that the latter is neglected, and people who borrow forget to return what they borrow.

Should there be a rule that says “if a person borrows something and he or she doesn't repay it, he or she has stolen it”? One supposes the importance of that rule would be determined by whether a person was borrower or borrowee. Nonetheless, maybe there should be something like that in place, however, many who have borrowed intend to repay but the supply to repay has not come in as readily as they thought. Many would love to repay those eggs and sugar, however, the cane fields and chickens do not produce like they once did.

The interesting part of the harvest of the returnable is that some years are more lean than others. There are times when the fridge isn't full and the cupboards are dry. There may be a need for borrowing, and those who purpose in heart to return that which they have borrowed will not, shall not allow bantering, escapism, legal wrangling, or disappearance to sway them from their purpose to return that which they have taken. May those who borrow from neighbors take note. May those who borrow from friends take heed, and may those who borrow from other governments resolve to repay the sugar and resupply the eggs. Until tomorrow...Why Say More?