"There are two sorts of curiosity -- the momentary and the permanent.
The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things.
The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things."
-Robert Lynd,
The Wise Woman's Stone
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a
stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and 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, 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 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. Give
me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
- Anonymous
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