I don't even know where to start this.
I feel really guilty about something I did 6 years ago and I don't know how to make restitution for it. I don't even know how to go about it.
Back in 2016, I was working at a school that is 40 minutes away from where I lived at the time. Those were the lowest point in my life. I was a fresh graduate with no income what so ever. The school was paying me 12,000 at the time but they have a policy of no lateness. Whenever a teacher is late, they take out 200 naira from your salary for every day you're late.
Considering where I use to come from, I was always late so sometimes I end up taking 9k at the end of the month, sometimes less.
Fast forward to a year plus since I've been there, the school organized an inter house sport and I was made the house master of yellow house.
The management instructed the students to contribute money for the after party of the event and they were to pay the money to their house masters.
I was getting this payment for a few weeks before the inter house sport and I was digging into it to meet my daily needs until I had spent so much that I couldn't pay back anymore. Out of 52k that was paid to me, I had spent 30k and was left with just 22k. The inter House sport was approaching and I was so worried and confused. I managed to buy the basic needs for the house (mostly first aid in case of emergency during the events). And I was left with 15k.
A day before the inter house sport, a friend that I confiled in with the hope that he can lend me the money adviced me to use the rest of the money to play bet and assured me that I would win. But we all know how that ended. I didn't win.
I lost the entire money.
The day of the inter house sport. My house performed so well that they came first in every event and won the overall trophy as best house. The students were so happy and they were expecting a big party the next day, even the management praised my dedication and hardwork during the presentation of trophy.
I got home, cried a little, went around to see if anyone could borrow me the money but no one did. Long story short, I turned off my phone and never went back there again.

Ever since then, I have had regrets, I feel like I let everyone down. The kids, the teachers and the principal of that school.

6 years later, I'm doing great, I just checked my account balance and I think I can even afford to pay for all those kids school fees now. I have my own company, just got a good contract worth millions. I have lived a very honest life but deep down, I still feel like a common thief.
I don't know how to make this right. I don't know how to go about seeking for forgiveness. Those kids must have left for university and some of them may even be graduates already so they are all scattered everywhere now, I can't bring them together and seek forgiveness anymore. I don't care much about the school management cos they were not good people anyways but the students

Please guys, how can I make this right. How best can I seek restitution for this. I have been restless and I can't even look back at my life and not feel like that is a dent on my image. This is not about religion or anything but my guilty conscience will not let me have peace for the past 6 years.

Marcos90078:
I don't even know where to start this.
I feel really guilty about something I did 6 years ago and I don't know how to make restitution for it. I don't even know how to go about it.
Back in 2016, I was working at a school that is 40 minutes away from where I live. Those were the lowest point in my life. I was a fresh graduate with no income what so ever. The school was paying me 12,000 at the time but they have a policy of no lateness. Whenever a teacher is late, they take out 200 naira from your salary for every day you're late.
Considering where I use to come from, I was always late so sometimes I end up taking 9k at the end of the month, sometimes less.
Fast forward to a year plus since I've been there, the school organized an inter house sport and I was made the house master of yellow house.
The management instructed the students to contribute money for the after party of the event and they were to pay the money to their house masters.
I was getting this payment for a few weeks before the inter house sport and I was digging into it to meet my daily needs until I had spent so much that I couldn't pay back anymore. Out of 52k that was paid to me, I had spent 30k and was left with just 22k. The inter House sport was approaching and I was so worried and confused. I managed to buy the basic needs for the house (mostly first aid in case of emergency during the events). And I was left with 15k.
A day before the inter house sport, a friend that I confiled in with the hope that he can lend me the money adviced me to use the rest of the money to play bet and assured me that I would win. But we all know how that ended. I didn't win.
I lost the entire money.
The day of the inter house sport. My house performed so well that they came first in every event and won the overall trophy as best house. The students were so happy and they were expecting a big party the next day, even the management praised my dedication and hardwork during the presentation of trophy.
I got home, cried a little, went around to see if anyone could borrow me the money but no one did. Long story shut, I turned off my phone and never went back there again.

Ever since then, I have had regrets, I feel like I let everyone down. The kids, the teacher and the principal of that school.

6 years later, I'm doing great, I just checked my account balance and I think I can even afford to pay for all those kids school fees now. I have my own company, just got a good contract worth millions. I have lived a very honest life but deep down, I still feel like a common thief.
I don't know how to make this right. I don't know how to go about seeking for forgiveness. Those kids must have left for university and some of them may even be graduates already so they are all scattered everywhere now, I can't bring them together and seek forgiveness anymore. I don't care much about the school management cos they were not good people anyways but the students

Please guys, how can I make this right. How best can I seek restitution for this. I have been restless and I can't even look back at my life and not feel like that is a dent on my image. This is not about religion or anything but my guilty conscience will not let me have peace for the past 6 years.

Forgive yourself and move on!!! If you are still feeling guilty carry out random acts of charity as penance, you can throw a party for orphans/less privileged kids as redemption.......

soberdrunk:



Forgive yourself and move on!!! If you are still feeling guilty carry out random acts of charity as penance, you can throw a party for orphans/less privileged kids as redemption.......

Thank you. My conscience will not let me be. I have done a lot of good deeds since then, set up businesses for people and helped a lot of people but I still can't forgive myself.

Go to any school around you and pay for the fees of 20 students.

After doing that, your conscience will be at rest.

Try and locate those children and give them cash gifts.
If you can't locate them, go back to that school and donate money to the school management or You can also pay school fees of some students in that school who can't afford it.
Then fast and pray to God for forgiveness and stop thinking about the issue.

You can go there and bulied a class room block and dedicate it to the students of that year.

Go and ask Tinubu.

Wow
Try to do something good for the school,they will appreciate
Since you realized your mistake

Marcos90078:

Thank you. My conscience will not let me be. I have done a lot of good deeds since then, set up businesses for people and helped a lot of people but I still can't forgive myself.

God sees our hearts, if you are really contrite; just go to the school and do something tangible in honor of those children for that particular inter-house sport year

dobnina:
Try and locate those children and give them cash gifts.
If you can't locate them, go back to that school and donate money to the school management or You can also pay school fees of some students in that school who can't afford it.
Then fast and pray to God for forgiveness and stop thinking about the issue.

Op, follow this advice

Return the money to the school anonymously and let past be past ........

You can't change it neither can you prove that you are not a common thief

So let it just pass ......everybody has moved on

Return their money steal no more

That's was Jesus advice

Go back to the school get the pupils data from them i.e their addresses and phone number of their parents at least if you get 20/50% of them you have done well . not trying at all we be bad

Marcos90078:
I don't even know where to start this.
I feel really guilty about something I did 6 years ago and I don't know how to make restitution for it. I don't even know how to go about it.
Back in 2016, I was working at a school that is 40 minutes away from where I live. Those were the lowest point in my life. I was a fresh graduate with no income what so ever. The school was paying me 12,000 at the time but they have a policy of no lateness. Whenever a teacher is late, they take out 200 naira from your salary for every day you're late.
Considering where I use to come from, I was always late so sometimes I end up taking 9k at the end of the month, sometimes less.
Fast forward to a year plus since I've been there, the school organized an inter house sport and I was made the house master of yellow house.
The management instructed the students to contribute money for the after party of the event and they were to pay the money to their house masters.
I was getting this payment for a few weeks before the inter house sport and I was digging into it to meet my daily needs until I had spent so much that I couldn't pay back anymore. Out of 52k that was paid to me, I had spent 30k and was left with just 22k. The inter House sport was approaching and I was so worried and confused. I managed to buy the basic needs for the house (mostly first aid in case of emergency during the events). And I was left with 15k.
A day before the inter house sport, a friend that I confiled in with the hope that he can lend me the money adviced me to use the rest of the money to play bet and assured me that I would win. But we all know how that ended. I didn't win.
I lost the entire money.
The day of the inter house sport. My house performed so well that they came first in every event and won the overall trophy as best house. The students were so happy and they were expecting a big party the next day, even the management praised my dedication and hardwork during the presentation of trophy.
I got home, cried a little, went around to see if anyone could borrow me the money but no one did. Long story shut, I turned off my phone and never went back there again.

Ever since then, I have had regrets, I feel like I let everyone down. The kids, the teachers and the principal of that school.

6 years later, I'm doing great, I just checked my account balance and I think I can even afford to pay for all those kids school fees now. I have my own company, just got a good contract worth millions. I have lived a very honest life but deep down, I still feel like a common thief.
I don't know how to make this right. I don't know how to go about seeking for forgiveness. Those kids must have left for university and some of them may even be graduates already so they are all scattered everywhere now, I can't bring them together and seek forgiveness anymore. I don't care much about the school management cos they were not good people anyways but the students

Please guys, how can I make this right. How best can I seek restitution for this. I have been restless and I can't even look back at my life and not feel like that is a dent on my image. This is not about religion or anything but my guilty conscience will not let me have peace for the past 6 years.

Firstly I would advice go to the school and say you want to sponsor yellow house for a particular year inter-house sport that all they need you would get for them.
Then if you know the names of some of the people in yellow house while you where there try to dig in to with the school authorities and see if you can contact any and they should be invited for that years inter-house sport

Make it a memorable one for them, get gifts and distribute that they would not forget.
After everything give a pep talk about honesty and make them understand the ills of being dishonest .
Thanks

Hmmm just forgive yourself and move on, such is life. we have all done things we are not proud of, but that doesn't mean we will continue to live in the past.

But if you are so keen in making amends to those kids, you can just easily put out ads on social media and maybe some blogs can make it go viral.

Who never fvckup'thief' before, make he raise him hand