The Wise Woman and
The Stone"
A wise woman who was
traveling in the mountains found a precious stone
in a stream. The next day she met another
traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman
opened her bag to share her food. The hungry
traveler saw the precious stone and asked the
woman to give it to him. She did so without
hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his
good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough
to give him security for a lifetime. But a few
days later he came back to return the stone to
the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said, "I
know how valuable the stone is, but I give it
back in the hope that you can give me something
even more precious. Give me what you have within
you that enabled you to give me the stone."
Author Unknown