old story

One time we had a few guest in our home. It was middle 90th, economical crisis, people didn't receive salaries for months, were protesting or stealing products from work.
I was watching TV and I heard two men talking to each other on our kitchen, I think they were my parents friends from another city.
The younger man wanted to steal something from work, was saying he would do it for his children, planning how he would do it.
Then I heard another, probably the older man, hit the table really hard and he said:"Did you think about you children? What would happen to them if something happens to you? They need a strong father! "
The men didn't talk any more. And I know the younger man didn't still anything. I heard he went to work north.