The Wise Woman's Stone

Uncovering Abundance: Finding Treasure Within

The Wise Woman's Stone

One day, a wise woman happened upon a precious stone while walking down a path near a mountain. She brought it back home and put it on her table.

The next day, a starving man knocked on her door, asking for something to eat. The kind woman gave him milk, butter, and bread.

Just before he took the food, the man spotted the shining stone on the table. His eyes lit up and he said, “I am poor, so the food you have given me will help me survive without starvation for one or two days. But if I have the precious stone, I can sell it and live without hunger for at least one year.”

Without a word, the generous woman gave the man the stone along with the food.

A month later, the man returned to the wise woman, the stone in his hand. “I have come to return you the stone,” he said.

“Why?” she asked.

“Because I want something more precious than the stone,” the man replied.

“I don't think I have anything more precious than the stone,” the honest woman replied.

“I want what is inside you that led you to find the stone,” the man said.

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A hearty salute to the poor man who realized that a precious stone was not the answer to his problem. Money and stones are just tools to acquire what we desire. What matters most is the inner wisdom of the woman who found the stone. Her intuition and alignment are far more valuable than anything material.