Did Mimi Ma Make the right decision to sell the family heirloom?

Even though her sisters agreed and a great deal of money was at stake, did selling the scroll seem like the proper thing to do? It was an item that was a part of family history and once gone, then gone forever.

It seemed that Mimi was the only one of her siblings to truly treasure the heirloom. Putting aside the notion of right or wrong, Mimi had already lost something perhaps even more precious and selling the family heirloom symbolized man's selling out our forests for his personal sustenance.

I believe that although she valued the scroll, she had questions about it's provenance and the fact that she had it improperly displayed in her office, and her values had changed. I am glad she consulted with her siblings!

She did. She was the only sister to really appreciate the heirloom. It was a valuable cultural artifact that was saved for the world by smuggling. The sale made it far more likely that the priceless heirloom would survive for posterity.

Yes, she sold the scroll so that others after her could appreciate the artifact and the culture from which it came It is like leaving something of value (like the forests) for others to appreciate and learn from.

As a result of her selling the family treasure, many people would be able to see and appreciate the scroll.
More importantly, Mimi was able to help many people improve their lives.

To be honest, I wasn't sure when reading the book, if Mimi did sell the family heirloom. I think either way she decided, it would have been a correct decision.