The Wise Woman's Stone
Author Unknown 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
The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. 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 this 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 this stone." Sometimes it not the wealth
you have but what's inside you that others need."
|