Wind Chimes: One man's search for himself
by Mark Crow
Overview
From the Publisher
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My thoughts
I found this book in a stack of books from the estate of a family member. It was short enough that I sat down to read it. It's not my kind of book, really, but it had a couple of profound thoughts if you're into pondering life stuff.
However, an interesting story came of this book. I listed it for sale on eBay along with the other books from the estate. I listed this book at $3.00 and gave buyers a choice of First Class or Parcel Post shipping. The buyer didn't respond to my email messages, and eventually I filed a dispute with eBay. The buyer then responded that the money order had been sent but that it hadn't cleared her bank. She gave me the number and the mailing date. Several days later a check, not a money order, appeared by mail. The postmark was clearly after the date she said she'd mailed the money order and the numbers did not agree. In other words, nothing she'd said was the truth. I wrote back to her reminding her that I don't take personal checks. Again, it took an official dispute to get her to respond, at which time she cancelled the deal stating she couldn't pay if she couldn't write a check.
Call me a sucker, but I sent the book to her anyway along with her voided check. I thought maybe she was down on her luck and perhaps the book could offer words of encouragement. Do you think I got a thank you? An acknowledgement? ANYTHING? Of course not. I added a note in the package that I hoped she'd "pay it forward" by extending a courtesy to someone she meets along the way.
I sure hope she does.
Favorite Passage
There are many times in my life when I have wondered what it would be like to be outside myself. To be able to put me away for awhile and not have to live with me.
And ...
When you tell me that what I do is wrong, what you are actually telling me is that what I do is wrong for you. How can you tell me it is wrong for me when you do not know me. You are not inside of me. You do not perceive the same event exactly as I perceive it, for that would be impossible. Tell me it is wrong for you and I will understand but tell me it is wrong for me and I will question your authority.
