Recently Ian Usher made the news again with the publication of his new book, A Life for Sale. He is the man who put his life up for sale on e-bay. He auctioned off everything he owned in June 2008. His house, its contents, his car, his jet ski, it all went into one big auction lot to be sold to the highest bidder. He opted for the sale after his marriage fell apart. Having been through two divorces, I understand the pain and grief that comes with the end of that kind of partnership. However, it never occurred to me, not once, that I should sell everything and travel the world. Of course, I had two small children at the time. Now they are grown and I am at another crossroad in my life, it might be a possibility.
Mr. Usher garnered 300K for his life. Apparently satisfied, he set off to travel around the world. I wonder how much my life would be worth at auction. More importantly, who would buy someone else's life? It is someone who is so unsatisfied with their own existence they would trade it for a stranger's? Maybe they had more money than they needed and were intrigued by the idea. Maybe they bought it for a child's birthday present. "Here you go, honey. Happy Birthday! Enjoy your new life."
He had great time. He swam with humpback whales off the coast of Japan. He walked on the Great Wall of China. He went dog sledding in the far north of Canada. Life has not turned out too badly for Mr. Usher. He had an adventure, wrote a book, fell in love with a beautiful Canadian woman, sold the rights to the book to Disney and bought an island in the Caribbean. I think he may be on to something. E-bay anyone?
Mr. Usher garnered 300K for his life. Apparently satisfied, he set off to travel around the world. I wonder how much my life would be worth at auction. More importantly, who would buy someone else's life? It is someone who is so unsatisfied with their own existence they would trade it for a stranger's? Maybe they had more money than they needed and were intrigued by the idea. Maybe they bought it for a child's birthday present. "Here you go, honey. Happy Birthday! Enjoy your new life."
He had great time. He swam with humpback whales off the coast of Japan. He walked on the Great Wall of China. He went dog sledding in the far north of Canada. Life has not turned out too badly for Mr. Usher. He had an adventure, wrote a book, fell in love with a beautiful Canadian woman, sold the rights to the book to Disney and bought an island in the Caribbean. I think he may be on to something. E-bay anyone?
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