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 his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.
The traveler who tried to sell it was convinced that the stone is quite priceless and he also was sure that the woman knew that. By no logic he could understand the cause of such generosity. A few days passed by and his curiosity over the strange behaviour of the woman increased. At last he came back to the woman and returned the stone.
“I’ve been thinking,” He said, “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you might give me something even more precious: Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.”
