A monk found a precious stone which he kept in a bag with his meager possessions. One day he met a traveler, and when the monk opened his bag to share his provisions, the traveler saw the jewel and asked the monk to give it to him. The monk did so readily.
The traveler departed, overjoyed with the unexpected gift of the precious stone—a jewel valuable enough to give him wealth and security for the rest of his life. However, a few days later he came back in search of the monk, found him, gave him back the stone. He begged the monk, “Now, please give me something more precious than this stone, valuable as it is. Give to me that which enabled you to give freely to me.”
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