The Precious Things

There one was a man who walked down a path each day. One day he noticed an unusual stone along the way he picked it up, put it in his pocket and kept it there. Each day he would take the stone out of his pocket and hold it up to the light. He began to notice new and beautiful facets that he'd never seen before. One day the man was troubled over many things.In anger he grasped the stone in his pocket, took it out and threw it against a quarry wall. As it fell against harder stones along the way, it's outer surface began to break away. It was a precious gem! In sorrow the man beheld the thing of beauty and value.What was once within his grasp was now far beyond his reach.
Be careful what you throw away, take care of what you keep.