Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Found this on the web. My acknowledgement and thanks to the unknown author. To me, this story is all about having an inner certainty , a feeling of knowing that our happiness does not depend on external situations. I pray that we too find that inner security. Jai Maa. ----------------------- 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." ------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 i really like that story, Lathaji. "Latha Nanda" <lathananda > Fri, 14 May 2004 18:12:40 -0000 The Wise Woman's Stone Found this on the web. My acknowledgement and thanks to the unknown author. To me, this story is all about having an inner certainty , a feeling of knowing that our happiness does not depend on external situations. I pray that we too find that inner security. Jai Maa. ----------------------- 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." ------------------------- Sponsor / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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