"The more you share... The more you grow..."

[COUNTRYBUMPKIN]

I just read this on one of my Yahoo sites and wanted to share it here. So very true!
"There was once a wise woman traveling in the mountains who found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and she opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked if she might 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 woman who had given it to him.

'I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I'm giving it back in the hope that you can give me something much more precious. I want you to give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.' "

"The more you share... The more you grow..."

"When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others"




Yours,
Y.C.Zala

[starsapphire]

That is a good story. I've heard it before except it was a Buddhist monk with the gemstone.