Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 8299 of 48640

Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 8299 of 48640

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 this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious.

Please give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."

Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 7792 of 48639

Yahoo! Groups : nlptalk-reserve Messages : Message 7792 of 48639

This is a post I made back in 1999 to someone who was being unkind to herself, after a bad breakup with someone she thought was a soulmate who Done Her Wrong. Funny how things come back to one at the strangest time.