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Dear Ms. Lamott,
Reading your article, I shared your walnut-cracking anger and indignation at the carpet guy�s perfunctory deceitfulness. While I admire your magnanimity in being able to take the high road of love and forgiveness, it seems he gained no personal enlightenment from this experience. In fact, he grew even more contemptible when he accused you of wronging him! It�s all well and good to forgive someone on a personal level, but one�s responsibility to the community demands justice. His wily business practices should be publicized so that others like you are not unjustly subject to the same deceit. The best way to treat hard-hearted people is with tough love. Instead of giving him flowers, you should have dropped off a lawsuit.
Sami Hussain