Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson mentioned this week that he had lastly “exorcised this damn chocolate demon” after he returned to a 7-Eleven in Hawaii to “right the wrong” of stealing sweet when he was a youngster.
In an Instagram publish, the “Black Adam” star defined that his household was “broke as hell” when he was dwelling on the island and, for practically a 12 months when he was 14, he would steal a Snickers bar from the shop on the way in which to the fitness center “every day” as his pre-workout snack as a result of he could not afford to purchase one.
He recalled that “the same clerk was there every day and always just turned her head and never busted me,” however admitted that his actions had been weighing on his conscience for 3 a long time.
Johnson documented the current go to to the shop, during which he emptied the cabinets of each Snickers bar, purchased them after which left the sweet bars for any clients to take without cost.
“If somebody looks like they’re stealing Snickers, give them these so they don’t steal it,” Johnson instructed the shop clerk.
He wrote that he realized the deed might sound “silly,” however each time he would come again residence to Hawaii and drive by 7-Eleven, he at all times knew he “needed to go in and clean out every Snickers bar they had — the right way.”
Johnson racked up a invoice of $298 and in addition tipped the clerk who needed to depend the handfuls of bars he purchased and one other cashier who was working on the time. The former wrestling star even posed for selfies with followers whereas attempting to movie the go to.
“And as a bonus, it was a lot of fun to take care of everybody who walked into 7-Eleven while I was there,” he added.
“We can’t change the past and some of the dumb stuff we may have done, but every once in a while we can add a little redeeming grace note to that situation — and maybe put a big smile on some stranger’s faces,” Johnson mentioned, including, “I finally exorcised this damn chocolate demon that’s been gnawing at me for decades.”