Words of Wisdom...

A poor man bought a used book and was flipping through the pages when he stumbled upon an intriguing hand-written note that told about the secret of a magical "touchstone." The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any metal into pure gold. The story explained that the touchstone was lying amongst thousands of other pebbles that looked alike, but the real stone would feel warm, while other stones are cold.

With nothing to lose, the man packed up his belongings and camped out at the seashore testing pebbles. Instead of picking up the same pebbles numerous times, the man decided to throw the cold pebbles into the sea. He spend days doing this, but none of the pebbles were the touchstone. He would pick up a pebble, feel it was cold, and threw it into the sea. Pick up another cold pebble and throw it into the sea.

After several weeks of touching pebbles, the man picked up a pebble that was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he’d done. He had formed such a habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when he finally came across the special stone, he tossed it away without a second thought.

Here’s the way I see it: Life is full of opportunities that we may miss out on because we become so wrapped up in our normal routine. Next time you are presented with an idea for a new opportunity, slow down and think it over. If you are too quick to throw them away, you could miss out on a real treasure that awaits your future.