ballistic,
Naaah! He can have it. I have moved on a long time ago.
In those days, while I resented the loss, one of my satisfactions was knowing that every time he looked something up in one of those volumes, he would have to think about the fact that someone else got it all together for him. It's not so much about him stealing something as it is more along the lines of "cheating", or maybe a better way to put it is that someone handed it to him on a silver platter without any effort on his part. At least that is how I would feel if I were in that situation.
On the other hand, I have to think about the kids who are also part of that household. In one sense, as JW children growing up, they had a nice library of all the publications for them to use whenever they wanted or needed to. So I began to think that perhaps I had left behind a kind of legacy for them, as believing JW's, notwithstanding that I felt very strongly that the teachings were false.
The lesson for me was to learn how not to be so attached to things. It is a very good lesson.
Rod P.