my bike was stolen. kevin's bike got stolen too. i hadn't even had a chance to go outside this morning before kevin called asking if they were still in the front yard. yes, it was partially our fault for not locking them up. it was also partially their fault for being drunk and taking our bikes. kevin's bike was a pretty nice bike. it will be hard for him to find the money to replace it. my bike was not that nice, but it had a custom paint job involving various sea creatures and an h.g. wells quote, so i was pretty attached to it.
you know, kevin and i have talked a lot about how we view people. if kevin has taught me anything in the time that i have known him, it is that people are really capable of doing great things and they deserve our optimism. it is pretty important to both of us to try and see the best in people. we like to believe that, in general, we can trust in people. it was very dumb of us to not think to lock up our bikes, i am aware of this. homecoming weekend tends to produce lots of big parties with drunk people who like to go on joy rides with unlocked bikes. but when things like this happen it makes me really sad. it is just a really awful example of how sometimes people make choices to hurt others. perhaps this won't be a big deal a few years down the road... i mean... a bicycle is just a material possession... but i hate the idea of not being able to trust people with such trivial things like material possessions.
