Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The Wise Woman And The Stone

Here's a story that I've found handy to have around as reference, from the time I first learned of it.


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 this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.

Please give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."




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2 comments:

Catherine White said...

Simple, but profound story.

lindyasimus said...

It seems that simple is often the most powerful when it comes to stories.