India Moral Story

We have often discussed that although money does not buy happiness, it surely enables us to buy experiences that will enrich our lives. I wonder, though, what about those experiences that are not bought and paid for? What about those experiences that are from self-sacrifice and without any form of payment? What about the goodness and light that we bring to others without hope of fame and fortune or recompense? What about when we take in and accept the goodness and light of others? When they help us along this journey by a kind word or deed? Aren't those shared experiences of the highest value? If I gave you girls billions of dollars yet failed to give you love, what joy would your money bring? If I paid for you to train as an artist, or a doctor, or an actress, or a singer, and did not take joy in watching you do what you love, would the money invested in the experience be worthwhile? Wouldn't I have robbed you of joy and happiness? For all that truly matters is love and sharing it. And even though there are sometimes those who can't return our love, it does not mean that we must harden our hearts to the rest of the world. We are blessed with one another, and we should stand more in amazement in that love than amazement of any manmade monolith.

Love u mostest!
Mom

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 something more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.
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