A wise woman was travelling in a country. On the way, she found a precious sapphire in a stream. Next day, she met another traveller who was very hungry. The wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the precious stone inside the tattered bag and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveller left, rejoicing 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. The traveller said, “I’ve been thinking how valuable the 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 the stone.”
Moral : Satisfaction is more precious than sapphire.
