Buying a flute²⁶

Before leaving for San Francisco, I went with X to buy a new bow for my esraj. There were seven flutes in the store and I decided to buy the cheapest one, which was for beginners. The man said, “Do you want the one in the showcase or would you like to have a new one?” I took the old one, which cost $206. This was the cheapest beginner’s flute. It is so useless that I can’t play it.

From:Sri Chinmoy,I love shopping, part 1, Agni Press, 1985
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