Seabiscuit story

Hello Josh!
I released Seabiscuit this afternoon, and later in the evening I had the good fortune to see the charming young man who took it home!
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I was trying to see a movie with a friend, but we ended up not meeting. While waiting outside the theater, I saw a young man carrying the book, still in it's bag, away from the theater. He placed it carefully on top of a garbage can (not where I left it, but where it had been moved. There was a cover on the can, so it was above the actual rubbish inside.) and walk slowly away. I could not help myself and said "Excuse me, why did you put the book back?"
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"Oh!" he replied, "I found it there, and I was not sure if the person who left it would be looking for it."
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I immediately smiled and told him that I was the person who had left the book, and that I had left it there for someone like him to pick up. He grabbed the book, and we talked for a few minutes.
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This young man was truly a moment of joy in my day. He told me that his conscience would not allow him to take something that was not his. His father had looked over the packaging and told him it was fine, and that the book was meant for the person who found it, but he was not sure. He thought "but what if the person who found it lost it?" I laughed when I heard him say that, and I told him that HE was the person who found it, and he had almost lost it!
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The beautiful thing about this story is that Josh told me he had been ill recently, and had started to read. Before then, he had mainly watched TV, but he now understood how nice it was to read a book. I think Seabiscuit will be a good book for him, because he said he enjoyed the movie, and he will enjoy being able to compare the two.
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I asked him to look over the site, and join if he feels comfortable doing so. If he does not join, at least I have a fantastic story to tell!
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One thing, though. I forgot to ask which books he had read while in bed. I hope I hear the answer someday.
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So Josh, even if you don't join, please let me know which books you read. You can contact me through my 'blog (listed as my website in the profile at the beginning of my page. Click on the name allysther anywhere on the screen and it will take you there.)
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I truly enjoyed meeting you and your family. You are well on your way to becoming a wonderful man.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2483596