Should I? Or Can I? Lessons from The Art Thief

I finished The Art Thief. My people pleasing, always do the right thing, mind cannot wrap my head around the idea of stealing anything; let alone priceless artifacts. I kept wondering why he would do it once; let alone keep stealing hundreds of times. I think there’s hundreds more that he didn’t disclose. Then I came across the idea that there are some people in this world that operate from a standpoint of “Should I do this?” and some people operate from “Can I do this?” Stephane obviously operates from a “Can I do this?” Just goes around the European countryside stealing whatever he wants. Victimless crimes and all. Maybe I should start thinking more along those lines. Maybe not “Should I?” but “Can I?” Can I skip school and Disneyland?

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