"... A young man he went to a wise man for help ...:
I came here teacher, because I feel so useless ... I say I'm an incompetent, I do not do anything good, which are clumsy and a little 'dumb. How can I improve? ...
What can I do because I appreciate the most? ..
The master replied without looking at him: "I'm sorry, I can not help you, first I have a problem. After maybe. "But if you help me, maybe I could solve my problem quickly and then help you."
"With pleasure, Master," replied the young man hesitated, feeling again diminished as the solution to his problem had been postponed for the umpteenth time.
"Well," continued the master. He took off a ring from his little finger of his left hand and handing it to the boy, said: "Take the horse and go to the market.
I need to sell this ring because I have to pay a debt. I would like to obtain a tidy sum, so do not accept less than a gold coin. Go and come back with the money as soon as possible. "
The young man took the ring and left. As soon as he arrived at the market began to offer the ring to the merchants, who watched with some interest the young man said as long as the price.
When the young man mentioned the gold coin, some people laughed, others turned the other side, only one gentleman explained that a gold coin was too valuable in exchange for the ring. Despite the help offered him a silver coin, but the young man had instructions not to accept less than a gold coin and refused the offer.
The young, demoralized by the failure, remounted his horse and returned to the master.
"Master," he said, "I'm sorry." You can not get what I ask. Maybe I could get two or three silver coins, but I can not deceive anyone about the true value of the ring. "
"What you said is very important, young friend," replied the smiling teacher. "Before we know the true value of the ring. Remounted his horse and go to the jeweler, who knows better than him? Tell him you'd like to sell the ring and ask what you would, but no matter what offers you: Do not sell him, and returns here with my ring. "
The young man started up again to ride.
The jeweler looked at the ring in the light of the lantern, looked at him with a magnifying glass, weighed it and told the boy: "Tell the teacher that if he wants to sell her ring today, I can not give more than fifty pieces of gold" .
"Fifty gold coins? Exclaimed the boy!
"Yes," replied the jeweler. "I know that having more time we could get about sixty gold coins, but if you have urgent need to sell ..."
The young man rushed excitedly from the master to tell him what happened.
"Sit down," said the teacher after having been heard. "You're like this ring: a unique and precious jewel, and as such can only be assessed by an expert. Why pretend that anyone is able to discover your true value? "
And so saying he put the ring back to the little finger of his left hand.
I came here teacher, because I feel so useless ... I say I'm an incompetent, I do not do anything good, which are clumsy and a little 'dumb. How can I improve? ...
What can I do because I appreciate the most? ..
The master replied without looking at him: "I'm sorry, I can not help you, first I have a problem. After maybe. "But if you help me, maybe I could solve my problem quickly and then help you."
"With pleasure, Master," replied the young man hesitated, feeling again diminished as the solution to his problem had been postponed for the umpteenth time.
"Well," continued the master. He took off a ring from his little finger of his left hand and handing it to the boy, said: "Take the horse and go to the market.
I need to sell this ring because I have to pay a debt. I would like to obtain a tidy sum, so do not accept less than a gold coin. Go and come back with the money as soon as possible. "
The young man took the ring and left. As soon as he arrived at the market began to offer the ring to the merchants, who watched with some interest the young man said as long as the price.
When the young man mentioned the gold coin, some people laughed, others turned the other side, only one gentleman explained that a gold coin was too valuable in exchange for the ring. Despite the help offered him a silver coin, but the young man had instructions not to accept less than a gold coin and refused the offer.
The young, demoralized by the failure, remounted his horse and returned to the master.
"Master," he said, "I'm sorry." You can not get what I ask. Maybe I could get two or three silver coins, but I can not deceive anyone about the true value of the ring. "
"What you said is very important, young friend," replied the smiling teacher. "Before we know the true value of the ring. Remounted his horse and go to the jeweler, who knows better than him? Tell him you'd like to sell the ring and ask what you would, but no matter what offers you: Do not sell him, and returns here with my ring. "
The young man started up again to ride.
The jeweler looked at the ring in the light of the lantern, looked at him with a magnifying glass, weighed it and told the boy: "Tell the teacher that if he wants to sell her ring today, I can not give more than fifty pieces of gold" .
"Fifty gold coins? Exclaimed the boy!
"Yes," replied the jeweler. "I know that having more time we could get about sixty gold coins, but if you have urgent need to sell ..."
The young man rushed excitedly from the master to tell him what happened.
"Sit down," said the teacher after having been heard. "You're like this ring: a unique and precious jewel, and as such can only be assessed by an expert. Why pretend that anyone is able to discover your true value? "
And so saying he put the ring back to the little finger of his left hand.