The Stone Parable
Taliesin_2

Sun Dec 27 19:19:31 1998
Got this from a person on list I'm on who got it from another list she's on...*p**p**br*A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone*br*in a stream.*p*The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food.*p*The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give*br*it to him.*p*She did so without hesitation.*p*The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune.*p*He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.*p*But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise*br*woman.*p*“I've been thinking,” he said.*p*“I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.*p*Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this*br*stone.”*p*    - Unknown*br*