Obnoxious Financial Transactions

Defining the terms theft or stealing has become complex. In financial dealings, theft or stealing involves money. Money measures the value of transactions between people. If you agree to an exchange, you agree on a price for the goods and services. Buyers and sellers must agree and fulfill all agreements to undertake any transaction. 

If one of the parties involved in a transaction is robbed, the transaction fails. When both parties fulfill their obligations, that transaction is ethically and morally a good deal, and financially, it is a successful transaction where both parties get what they want from each other. 

I went to Prague in 2022 to participate in the Fund of American Studies International academic program. It was a three-week program. I had to pay 250 dollars out of the scholarship. I requested that TFAS allow me to pay 250 after the program. They were generous enough to allow me to pay back after the program's culmination. 

I came back to Pakistan and got a job. Immediately, I paid my debt. I could have robbed TFAS and been dishonest, but I paid my debt. TFAS provided me with a stay, transportation, and education. I agreed to pay them the amount. 

I visited the US Embassy in Pakistan for a visa. I paid a visa fee, but they stole my money without providing me with the services we agreed upon. I paid the fee again, but they gave me an appointment in Karachi, and I didn't get there from Islamabad. They stole my money. Finally, I applied again for a student visa. I paid the visa, SEVIS, and university admission fees. Didn't get my visa or my money. 

Common people are the same everywhere. I observed honesty in Europe. Contrary to that are the MNCs and consulates that rob us blind professionally. They break traditions, cultures, and philosophical ethics in finance and the economy. 

There must be a way to stop such thefts so that an environment of trust and honor prevails in the world economy.