[meteorite-list] Extraordinary Park Forest Meteorite - Precious Memories

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 11 18:42:19 2006
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000006E00000A9F_at_paulinet.de>

When the Park Forest meteorite fell (see also the Canadian astronomy magazine
"ASTRONOMY" - August 2006), everbody interested in meteorites wanted to have
a piece of this fresh fall. So did I but the prices for Park Forest soon went
skyrocketing and I had already given up any hope of getting some.

I now own five specimens (weight in grams: 6.5 - 4.7 - 4.0 - 0.5 - 0.2)!

How come?

"Someone" ... a list member wrote: "Please e-mail your snail mail address and
I will send the following in the next day or so: ... These pieces are a thank
you to you. I won't take no for an answer".

These are the words of someone who wrote to the List:

"This has been, without a doubt the most memorable four days of my life".

.. and these words came from Steve Witt. Thank you so much again, Steve!
Of course, these Park Forest meteorites will never leave my collection as
long as I am there and I am writing these words because some people out
there should ponder this: You should not lightly re-sell meteorites that
were given to YOU as a personal gift - maybe you can buy "love" but you
can't sell friendship for profit's sake!!!

Don't know what I mean? Remember Saint-Exup?ry's Little Prince:

"They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there
 is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship ..."

Le Petit Prince, Chapter 21.


Cheers,
Good night,

Bernd
Received on Fri 11 Aug 2006 06:40:55 PM PDT