Even if the owner consents, receiving something from others is theft if it is not necessary,

Gandhi

The Father of Nation in India, who is famous for the non-violent resistance movement, says that it is theft to own more than necessary. He also says that In that sense, even something I have can be a stolen thing, and we can say that the miserable poverty that spreads around the world is due to this unnecessary possession. Right life is impossible without a question of what is necessary for living. From "A Letter From Prison" (translated by Tatsuo Morimoto). Right life is impossible without a question of what is really necessary for living. From "A Letter From Prison" (translated by Tatsuo Morimoto).

"July 28  2019

from “Oriori no Kotoba” by Kiyokazu Washida, The Asahi Shimbun"