2 boys, in their early teens were hiking through a
wooded area on the way back to their small village
when they discovered a cave that a hermit made home.
They had traveled very far and still had a long way to
go before they returned home. They were hungry and
tired and looking for a place to stay for the night.
When they saw the hermit, they started to run off.
He beckoned to them to stay for a while. He didn't
get many visitors and enjoyed company when the
opportunity permitted. They started to make an
excuse, but he persuaded them to stay.
So he invited them to dinner, and asked them of their
journey and of the people and things they've
encountered. The two boys enjoyed talking to the old
man and were glad they had stayed. The food was very
good and they were warm.
After the old man cleaned up from dinner, they sat
around the fire, drank tea and continued to talk. The
old man then said, "I have something for you boys."
and went off into the cave.
He came back out with a very old wooden box.
He sat down between the boys on the grounding crossing
his legs in front of him. He placed the box in his
lap and then looked first at the boy on his right,
then turned to look at the boy on his left.
They both smiled as he looked at them and
wondered what could be in the box.
He lifted the latch and slowly opened the box. To the
amazement of both boys, they saw a strange glowing
force. I was vaguely ball shaped, yet had no apparent
substance. However, the old man lifted it out of the
box and held it in his hand.
"Here" he said, "I want both of you to have some of
this" and he broke two large pieces off, leaving a
very small piece, which he put back into the box. He
then gave each piece of the strange mysterious object
to the boys.
One of the boys said, "You have given us so much, that
you have little left"
The man replied, "It will grow back.
" He then added,
"This is a very magical and powerful thing that I give
to you. For if you break off a piece and give it to
everyone you meet it will grow. If you do not give it
away it will shrink and eventually fade away to
nothing."
The boys looked at each other with an expression of
doubt and skepticism in their faces. But they were
appreciative and thanked the man. It had already been
arranged that they would spend the night and boys went
off to bed.
The next morning, the smell of breakfast woke the two
boys. Knowing they had to leave, the Hermit prepared
a simple meal that would hold them until they could
return home later in the afternoon. He let them
refill their water and gave them some jerky in case
the breakfast wasn't enough. They thanked him again
and were on their way.
Once the boys got home, they told their families of
the man and the strange gift they had each been given.
Both boys made boxes for their gift. The first boy did
as the stranger suggested and gave a piece of his to
each of this family. The other boy did not. He kept
it to himself and refused to give any of it away, even
when asked for some.
As the years went by, each boy would show this gift to
everyone they would meet. All who saw it marveled at
it The first boy continued to give part of his away
and over the years it had grown and grown. Several
times, he had made larger and larger boxes to keep it
in. He gave it to everyone he met, including business
associates, strangers and even the woman who became
his wife. Each time, he told the story of the hermit
and the cave and passed along the instructions to
share this fascinating gift. Eventually, his had grown
so much that he could not contain it, it consumed his
home, his neighborhood and the entire countryside. In
fact, he couldn't travel away from it. It seemed to
always be around him.
The other did not, he kept his all to himself. He
would show it to strangers and when they asked about
it or tried to touch it, he would slam the lide shut
on the box and return it to it's shelf. He did not
realize that each time he held it back without giving
a piece of it away, it would get smaller. Eventually,
he went to the box and opened it, to find that his
gift had disappeared. One day he happened to meet the
other who was with him that day they received the
gift.
He was somewhat resentful when they met. The
man who had always given his away, stood tall and had
the look of a successful business man, while he looked
old and tired. Still, the successful man, asked him
how he's been all these years and was genuinely
intersted in hearing his stories. But the second man
bitterly stated, "I regret the day that old fool gave
us that horrible thing. It's done nothing but wreck
my life. After all these years, someone broke into my
room and stole it, but I'm glad to be rid it of it.
It's caused me nothing but misery"
"I don't understand." said the first man. "Did you
not give it away as the hermit suggested?"
"I did not for if I had done that, I wouldn't have any
left for myself"
"But now it's gone anyway, isn't it?" said the first
man. "Here I will give you a piece of mine and you can
have another start. You see, this gift we were given
such a long time ago was not mysterious at all. What
it is, is FRIENSHIP and you have to give it away to
get some back in return."
Story written by Bob, a Positive-Club member, as it
was told him by a scout master. Thank you Bob for
sharing it.
.........................................................
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wooded area on the way back to their small village
when they discovered a cave that a hermit made home.
They had traveled very far and still had a long way to
go before they returned home. They were hungry and
tired and looking for a place to stay for the night.
When they saw the hermit, they started to run off.
He beckoned to them to stay for a while. He didn't
get many visitors and enjoyed company when the
opportunity permitted. They started to make an
excuse, but he persuaded them to stay.
So he invited them to dinner, and asked them of their
journey and of the people and things they've
encountered. The two boys enjoyed talking to the old
man and were glad they had stayed. The food was very
good and they were warm.
After the old man cleaned up from dinner, they sat
around the fire, drank tea and continued to talk. The
old man then said, "I have something for you boys."
and went off into the cave.
He came back out with a very old wooden box.
He sat down between the boys on the grounding crossing
his legs in front of him. He placed the box in his
lap and then looked first at the boy on his right,
then turned to look at the boy on his left.
They both smiled as he looked at them and
wondered what could be in the box.
He lifted the latch and slowly opened the box. To the
amazement of both boys, they saw a strange glowing
force. I was vaguely ball shaped, yet had no apparent
substance. However, the old man lifted it out of the
box and held it in his hand.
"Here" he said, "I want both of you to have some of
this" and he broke two large pieces off, leaving a
very small piece, which he put back into the box. He
then gave each piece of the strange mysterious object
to the boys.
One of the boys said, "You have given us so much, that
you have little left"
The man replied, "It will grow back.
" He then added,
"This is a very magical and powerful thing that I give
to you. For if you break off a piece and give it to
everyone you meet it will grow. If you do not give it
away it will shrink and eventually fade away to
nothing."
The boys looked at each other with an expression of
doubt and skepticism in their faces. But they were
appreciative and thanked the man. It had already been
arranged that they would spend the night and boys went
off to bed.
The next morning, the smell of breakfast woke the two
boys. Knowing they had to leave, the Hermit prepared
a simple meal that would hold them until they could
return home later in the afternoon. He let them
refill their water and gave them some jerky in case
the breakfast wasn't enough. They thanked him again
and were on their way.
Once the boys got home, they told their families of
the man and the strange gift they had each been given.
Both boys made boxes for their gift. The first boy did
as the stranger suggested and gave a piece of his to
each of this family. The other boy did not. He kept
it to himself and refused to give any of it away, even
when asked for some.
As the years went by, each boy would show this gift to
everyone they would meet. All who saw it marveled at
it The first boy continued to give part of his away
and over the years it had grown and grown. Several
times, he had made larger and larger boxes to keep it
in. He gave it to everyone he met, including business
associates, strangers and even the woman who became
his wife. Each time, he told the story of the hermit
and the cave and passed along the instructions to
share this fascinating gift. Eventually, his had grown
so much that he could not contain it, it consumed his
home, his neighborhood and the entire countryside. In
fact, he couldn't travel away from it. It seemed to
always be around him.
The other did not, he kept his all to himself. He
would show it to strangers and when they asked about
it or tried to touch it, he would slam the lide shut
on the box and return it to it's shelf. He did not
realize that each time he held it back without giving
a piece of it away, it would get smaller. Eventually,
he went to the box and opened it, to find that his
gift had disappeared. One day he happened to meet the
other who was with him that day they received the
gift.
He was somewhat resentful when they met. The
man who had always given his away, stood tall and had
the look of a successful business man, while he looked
old and tired. Still, the successful man, asked him
how he's been all these years and was genuinely
intersted in hearing his stories. But the second man
bitterly stated, "I regret the day that old fool gave
us that horrible thing. It's done nothing but wreck
my life. After all these years, someone broke into my
room and stole it, but I'm glad to be rid it of it.
It's caused me nothing but misery"
"I don't understand." said the first man. "Did you
not give it away as the hermit suggested?"
"I did not for if I had done that, I wouldn't have any
left for myself"
"But now it's gone anyway, isn't it?" said the first
man. "Here I will give you a piece of mine and you can
have another start. You see, this gift we were given
such a long time ago was not mysterious at all. What
it is, is FRIENSHIP and you have to give it away to
get some back in return."
Story written by Bob, a Positive-Club member, as it
was told him by a scout master. Thank you Bob for
sharing it.
.........................................................
Frienship, love, the more you give, the more you get!
Pass this story to your friends...
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