A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day while she was walking, she met another traveler who was hungry. 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 the place, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a life time.

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 the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. He asked kindly “Please give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the Precious stone."