Pawning jewelry and other valuables

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When I was younger, my uncle would pawn valuable stuff from my grandmother's house. He would not show up for a few days. I overheard one conversation that he was already involved in drugs. My grandmother would ask for my father's help to be able to trace where my uncle pawned my grandmother's things. I began to think that it was bad to pawn. Whenever I would pass by pawnshops, I feel that it was a sin to go there and pawn stuff. A few years later, my sister pawned her earrings to be able to pay for something that she bought. I was shocked when she brought me along to pawn it. I felt ashamed. She told me that there was nothing wrong about it. Pawnshops are there to help you when you need emergency cash. How about you guys? Do you pawn your jewelries? Or any valuable things?