She was a very poor woman living alone in that hilly area.She found a precious stone once in the stream.She took it and kept it in her bag always not knowing what to do with it.One day a traveller was on the same way.He was tired and hungry.The man narrated all his story about his poor conditions.So the woman gave him food from her bag.He saw the stone in her bag when she had opened it and asked her,"Why are you roaming with a precious stone instead of selling it for some money to get rid of your poor conditions?.Atleast give that to me if you dont want it.
She gave it without any second thoughts.He said,"You fool! if this was sold,there will be a lot of money for life and you gave it to me just like that,huh!"
The woman just smiled at him and kept quiet.After few days he came back to the same place in search of her.She was sitting by the same stream.
When he saw her he said,"I was sure you would be here.I came to give this precious stone back."
She smiled and asked him,"What happened? Didnt you get the expected kind of money on selling it? I dont have anything else to give you."
He said,"This stone is precious.But i am here to ask something more precious than this.You gave away the precious stone with so much generosity.You could have kept that to yourselves when you came to know it could get you rich.Yet you let me have it. I want to have that precious,clear and kind conscience you have.Can you teach me how to have it?"
A poor state in terms of materials is better than a poor state of conscience.isnt it folks?
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