The Lonely Cat Thief

Driving behind a mail truck, a sticker caught my eye, "Stealing mail is five years in prison." I thought about this and considered the type of person that would steal mail.

There are five types I can think of:

A. Person that is looking for checks, money and that kind of thing.
B. Person that gets a thrill from opening someones mailbox kind of like those people that go to a door, ring the doorbell and run off.
C. Person that wants more of a particular coupon and knows their neighbor has one (this is not from experience :)
D. Person that has mailbox envy, sees a particular house get more mail then them. (This reminds me of the 'guy with the most toy's win' just in this case it's more mail)
E. Person who lives their life through other people's mailboxes.

Before you decide to write out E completely, think about it. E is serious. I'm sure that there are really people out there that feel the need to open someones mailbox in hope that they find a personal letter (who gets those nowadays) because they never get anything personal besides the bills that "know" how much they spent that month. I'm sure this kind of person hopes for a birthday card when they open someones mailbox because no one remembers their birthday, even with the notification on Facebook. What if they have no friends on Facebook to see it? I'm sure this kind of person wants friendship/ any kind of relationship so much that they feel stealing from someones mailbox and it's consequences is worth it. What's five years compared to a lifetime of loneliness? It seems extreme, but if there are people out there that admit to living their lives through entertainment like T.V. shows because it's more interesting, safe and provides them with relationships that they never would have in real life (friendships with no strings attached) then I'm sure this kind of person exists.

So next time you see your mailbox empty even though you know you were supposed to get something, think of the lonely cat thief and smile.

You just made his day.