If
money is the root of all evil, then the Pearl of Lao-tzu is judge, jury
and
executioner.
Based
on the true story of the world's largest pearl
2,500 years ago,
Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism in China, carved a small
amulet and inserted it into an oyster to begin
the pearling process. Subsequent generations of followers transplanted
the growing pearl into bigger clams until only a giant clam could hold
it.
The pearl was meant to be a talisman
of peace, longevity, and profound wisdom for all Taoists. In
reality, it only caused sorrow and death for those who would dare
possess it.
The pearl's journey from the Philippines to the largest
wrongful death suit in Colorado history is a twisted path of greed, murder, and
betrayal.
Read the true story, first time in print, a story so bizarre it
sounds like fiction.
