Q&A: Can a spiritual-mystical value be quantified in money?
Can a spiritual-mystical value be quantified in money?
Question
Can a spiritual-mystical value be quantified in money?
A case that occurred: A person made an agreement with his friend that he would teach him a magic trick, so that he could perform a sign for people on the street. In exchange for the trick, people would drop money into a collection box, and the agreement was that the one performing the trick would receive 30 percent of the money in the box, while the one who taught the trick would receive 70%. At the end of the day, the two men emptied the box and discovered that there was also a coin from an important rabbi there, and for both of them that coin had very high spiritual-mystical value. Each of them wants that coin with all his heart.
How can the division be made in accordance with the said agreement?
Answer
What is the question? The division is according to the same percentages that were agreed upon. I’m sure each of them wants with all his heart all the money in the box too. I also want very many things with all my heart.
Discussion on Answer
70-30 by value. And if they don’t want to sell it and use its monetary value, they should hold a lottery for it with 70-30 odds.
I’m asking how, in accordance with the said agreement, they divide that same coin.