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 hun－gry 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 e－nough 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. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone.”
　　
　　有一个非常聪明的女人正在大山里旅行，在一条小溪中，她发现了一块宝石。
　　 第二天，她遇到了另外一个旅人，他看上去非常饥饿。于是，她就打开自己的背包，拿出食物来与他分享。而这个饥饿的旅人一眼就瞥见了装在她的背包里的那块宝石。于是，他就要求这个女人把宝石送给他。这个聪明的女人毫不犹豫地答应了他。
　　 这个旅人接过宝石，欣喜若狂地离开了。一路上，他不停地为自己的好运感到兴奋，因为他知道这块宝石价值不菲，足以让他的一生都能过上无忧无虑、富足安康的生活。
　　 但是，几天之后，他又回来了，并且把宝石还给了那个聪明的女人。“我想了很久，”他说，“我知道这块石头有多么贵重，但是我还是决定把它还给您。因为，我希望您能给我一些更加珍贵的东西。我想要的就是埋藏在您内心深处的能促使您毫不犹豫地把这块石头送给我的那种东西。”
　　
　　任长秀 摘译自 Heartwarmers