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Friday, April 27, 2007

The Wise Woman

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


Sometimes it's not the wealth you have but what's inside you that others need.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I new this girl name Adela, that disapered like thin air, and I was left sad, and empty....can someone help me fined her...

mihai burciu said...

superbe relatari, in tot blogul

Anonymous said...

Frumos... nu inteleg de ce scrii doar o data in luna...:)

vitaly

Adeliq said...

Nici eu nu stiu... I guess time and inspiration are not always in place... or maybe prioritizing?