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Jul 3, 2014

"Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds." --Jack Kornfield

Finding Treasure In A Thrift-Store Couch

Imagine digging through the cushions on a secondhand couch expecting to find a few extra coins -- and pulling out, instead, over $40,000. Now ask yourself, would you then return the money? That's the question three roommates faced when they realized that the lumps in their newly purchased couch were actually large bundles of money. Money that had been set aside to care for a dying man's widow. Purchased for just $20 at a local thrift store, read more to learn how one tattered old couch became a focal point for the 'hidden treasure' of virtue.