25 Aug, 2010
Million Dollar Throne
(not actual toilet for sale)
'Author JD Salinger's toilet' put on sale for $1m
A toilet described as once having belonged to US author JD Salinger has been put on sale on the online auction site eBay for $1m (£644,000).
The vendor says he obtained the "used toilet commode" from a couple who now own the former home of the Catcher in the Rye author.
It comes "uncleaned and in its original condition", the ad for it states.
"Who knows how many of [his] stories were thought up and written while Salinger sat on this throne!", it adds.
There have been a number of bids on the item.
. . . Salinger died in January, aged 91.
His most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, has sold tens of millions of copies.
The tale of adolescent alienation has become one of the most influential American novels of the modern era since it was first published in 1951.
He became disillusioned with the publishing industry and moved to Cornish where he withdrew from society.
He continued to write, however, and is believed to have completed 15 manuscripts. It is these that the vendor suggests may have been dreamed up while sitting on the toilet.
(picture courtesty of google images, story courtesy of the BBC - see full story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11044329)
Romans 5:6-8
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though fo a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
What does today's story and God's Story scripture teach us about grace?
I don't know about you, but I certainly wouldn't pay $1 million for a toilet, especially one that was used and unclean! It blows my mind that something so disgusting and seemingly worthless could be valued as something so priceless, simply because of the one who owned it. Although, it's almost like what God did for us, isn't it? After the fall of mankind, God looked down from Heaven and saw His children, generation after generation, living lives of sin. We had built idols, cursed His name, indulged in immoral behavior. As a people group, we were used and abused, and had been left to die in the filth of our sin. While anybody else would have only seen a group of worthless and selfish individuals, God, in all His love and grace, saw much more than that. He saw His Creation, lives that were worth saving, and He was willing to pay an unfathomable price. And, as a result, those who believe are now heirs to His Throne - one that nobody could possibly put a price tag on, or have enough money to purchase it!
How can I connect today's story and God's Story scripture to my life?
- Consider all of the things that God has saved you from, because of the price He paid, through Jesus Christ, for your life.
- Allow yourself to meditate on God's Grace. Praise God for His Son, for seeing something worth saving in you, and for being willing to pay the price.
- Ask God to help you live your life differently because of all He's done for you - that you would not take it for granted or forget what He has done for you.
How can I connect todays story, God's Story scripture, and my story to others?
Bring up today's story to your friends and ask them what they might be willing to pay for a used toilet! Talk about under what circumstances they might/might not purchase it. Would they be willing to take it if it was still nasty and unclean? Tell your friends about today's scripture and explain how, while we were still slapping God in the face with our actions and behavior, God chose to send His Son to die on our behalf, because He loved us that much!
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