one dollar

so i love craigslist.

 i stumbled upon this lovely chair.
down cushions and all.
not even a little stain or tear.

perfect for my sitting room upstairs.

so i go to newport coast.

drive into this beautiful, well kept neighborhood.

and find the correct address.

there is this kind asian man.
who answered the door with a smile.

who sweetly helped me load this lug of a chair.

into my landcruiser.
only after he measured precisely to see if it would fit.

even removed my back seats for me

and carefully seat belted them in the front.

so i gave him $70.

he was asking $69.

not sure why he chose that number.

and i said "take the 70"

and he firmly said, "no"

and i insisted that he take it,

i even said, "that is ridiculous".
"its only a dollar".

he calmly said, "no"

then he went into his kitchen.

and retrieved a dollar.

and handed it to me.

he said, "this is whats fair".

and i went back to my car.
and drove away.

and was amazed at the integrity of this man.

how even a dollar was important to him.

because he was keeping his end of the deal.

he was being fair, and honorable.
to him, that dollar was a thousand.

and i learned a lesson.

and got a pretty rad chair for 69 bucks.