sp_nrc{at}hotmail.com wrote:
> "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your
> desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or
maidservant,
> his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
>
> Do not the things that are in a retail store belong to somebody?  If
I
> go to the corner store, all of the things that are in the store
belong
> to the owner of that store.  Now, if I were to set my desire on
say...
> a bag of chips that he has, would I not be breaking the tenth
> commandment?

Alas, you done did it!  You asked that question because you covet our
response!  Living a sinless life it difficult indeed.  But, be not
disconsolate, forgiveness and mercy are freely offered by the author of
those commandments.

If you think that wanting that bag of chips is breaking the 10th
commandment, it is best not to enter the store.  It seems to me that
you were already coveting something you thought was in the store or you
would not have entered it in the first place.

Do not feel discouraged if you think it was wrong for you to covet
these invaluable words of wisdom which I have condescended to share
with you.  I give them freely as I have been endowed with a bountiful
supply.

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