Chapter 322 - Working Hard (part-4) (1/2)

Ryuu laid on the grass surrounded by all sorts of critters of the garden ranging from squirrels to various types of bird as the chirped and mewled around him without a care of the world while he contemplated on the entire situation as he remembered a conversation he had with his grandfather during his previous life.

~flashback

Toshiro looked at a young Keitaro with a small smile on his face as he spoke, ”Kei I understand what you are coming from, some people are such vile that it is better to get kill and be done with it but an eye for an eye make the world blind.”

Keitaro scoffed at that as he spoke, ”So what are you saying we should let those criminals get away, you forget grand pa that turning a blind eye to a crime is tantamount to committing it.”

Toshiro gave an amused look at him as he spoke, ”To err is human and to forgive is divine.”

Keitaro was incensed at that as he spoke, ”So you saying we should forgive this criminals?”

Toshiro sighed at that as he spoke, ”A person who is scamming a group of hard working people and cheats them out of money and a boy barely in his teens stealing to feed his hungry younger brothers both are stealing so what kind of punishment would you recommend them?”

Keitaro was taken aback as he spoke, ”Why would I punish the kid, in fact I would try to help him out as for the scammer throw him in jail.”

Toshiro chuckled at that as he spoke, ”You see that is why justice is difficult the child is having a hard time and is forced to act as such but unfortunately in some countries he would receive the same punishment as the scammer.”

Keitaro had his eyes widen at that as Toshiro continued, ”As such you have to learn to differentiate between crimes the reason and many such things and then punish them accordingly, and you have to learn to forgive, as such nowadays many countries no longer use the word jail or prison but rehabilitation center or correctional facility, which help people to reintegrate into the society as proper people.”

Keitaro eyebrows scrunched in thought as he spoke in a confused tone, ”So how do I decide who is should forgive and who is should not.”

Toshiro had the same smile in his face that made Keitaro believe that nothing is possible for his grandpa as he spoke, ”Well only those who repent are worthy of forgiveness.”

Keitaro tilted his head in confusion as he spoke, ”So I should forgive anyone who says, 'I am sorry'.”

Toshiro snorted at that as he replied to him, ” 'Sorry' a nice word invented by the English but no dear child in order to earn forgiveness a person should always be ready to show by his act not by words only.”

At his answer a 10 year old Keitaro was even more confused causing Toshiro to snort at that only to grumble as Tsume shouted to him, ”Oi you old fool stop confusing him and help him to understand.”

Toshiro gave a placating look to his wife spoke to Keitaro, ”Let me tell you a story Kei.”