Written in Sand or on Stone

Two friends were walking through the desert. At some point during the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other on the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying a word, he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me on the face."

They continued walking until they came to an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started to drown, but his friend saved him.

After he had recovered from the ordeal, he wrote on the stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."

The friend who had slapped then saved him, asked: "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, But now, you write on a stone. Why?"

The other replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase the hurt away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone, so that no wind can ever erase the deed."

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessings in stone.

Sent in to Starmag by Cindy M.T.