The Theft of Ideas Reveals Emptiness

When someone steals another person’s ideas, it does not speak to the value of what was taken, but to the emptiness of the one who steals. An idea may be repeated, but its essence cannot be transferred into a mind that did not give birth to it.

A true mind creates; it does not copy. Originality is not an object that can be removed or possessed — it is an inner process, born of thought, vision, and the courage to be oneself, even when authenticity brings no immediate reward.

In a world where imitation is often rewarded faster than creation, one truth remains: ideas can be taken, but the mind that created them — never.

© A.Petrovski, 2025