Fan who stole 40 CDs of Rock Band 15 years ago sends $1800 and a confession note: 'I believe in Karma'

In 2015, Adam Pfahler, a member of the American punk rock band "Jawbreaker," received an envelope with no return address on it. When he opened it, he found somebody had sent an $1800 check for the band. The reason? Well, the sender was actually a fan who had stolen 40 of their CDs years ago and had returned to apologize for their mistake. Adam narrated the incident through a post on their official Facebook page on August 5, the same year.

When Adam first opened the envelope, a couple of postal money orders fell out, and he assumed that somebody had trouble ordering something from their official website and had hence written to them. However, his eyes then fell on the letter that came along with the envelope. "Dear Adam, you have probably forgotten/written this off by now, but 15 years ago, I sold 40 unauthorized Jawbreaker b-sides CDs on eBay," the letter read. Though the anonymous sender had stopped immediately after Adam had reached out to him legally, they had made $600 from those eBay sales. "I was an aimless, desperate, naive, dumb kid, and I didn't realize [at that time] how much of an impact your music would eventually have in my life," they confessed. 

The sender said they believe in karma and helping those who have had a great impact on their life. So they sent an $1800 check to apologize for their wrongdoing. "I feel I owe you more than this because I don't think I would be alive today if it weren't for the music you guys created. I love you guys," they wrote. Remember, the fan who returned to pay back the music band believed in karma and realized if he didn't own up to their mistake, they would have to face consequences. Though there isn't any scientific proof backing the concept of karma, many are firm believers in it. But what exactly is Karma?

Well, according to WebMD, Hinduism defines it as a bridge between our mental and physical actions and the consequences that follow them. Meanwhile, reacting to the post, Ryan Mahon commented, "Adam, just so you know, I agree with this seemingly awesome guy. I, too, don't think I would be alive today if I hadn't heard '24 Hour Revenge Therapy' when I did all those years ago. I've never met you, but thank you!" So, the person who had sent the money to the music band had realized what he did was wrong and wanted to rewrite his karma by confessing his past deeds.

Scott Lawson pointed out, "People owning up to mistakes or even simply acknowledging being wrong certainly doesn't happen enough. It's certainly rad when people do it, though. Good on this dude!" Jeremy Baltzly said, "Out of all the awesome bands that have probably saved a life, I would put Jawbreaker and Fugazi at the top of the list. Truly amazing. I had a burned CD-R, but as soon as they released an official version, I bought it. I also got as many vinyl releases as I could track down. Back in the early days of the Internet, just knowing all those singles were out there for you to find them really did make the collector nerd sweat. Thanks for all the amazing music!"

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