The Woman & the Stone … ( 03 / 26 / 2011 )
The Woman & the Stone … ( 03 / 26 / 2011 )
There was once a wise woman traveling in the mountains who found a precious stone in a stream . The next day she met another traveler who was hungry , and she opened her bag to share her food . The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked if she might 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 only a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman who had given it to him .
“ I ’ ve been thinking ,” he said , “ I know how valuable the stone is , but I ’ m giving it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious . I want you to give me whatever it is you have within you that enabled you to so freely give me the stone in the first place .” ~ unknown
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