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Old 05-14-2008, 11:36 PM
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If you were accidentally selling an extremely valuable Van Gogh for cheap and you met you on the other side of the table and the other you was privy to it's value, would you tell you and recommend a better price? You bet you (pun)! That would be love!

Now, I take Christ at his word in deals. "Give what ever they ask" I give them what they ask or say no. That's my rule. No, "10 for that you must be mad!" (LoB quote).

My conscience is 100% clear when I do that and the other guy (and here's the kicker) I believe has a clear conscious about its value when he set the price. I will not second guess his heart. But if it's outrageous and I would have a bad conscious, as in my above example, love takes a different form by my humbly explaining the worth of the item for his benefit (not mine except a clear conscious - invaluable).
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