The Great Treasure and Uriah Shares

THE GREAT TREASURE

After three long years, the Wise Master came to his student to say.
"From the moment I met you, I wanted to show you a treasure so great, that even the difficult journey it takes to get there you'll appreciate."

The wide eyes of the student were glossy with excited, and joy filled, tears.
This is what he had been waiting to find for all those three years.
"How great a treasure?" the impetuous student asked without fear.

The old teacher laughed, "If you're ready to find it there is nothing as precious, there is nothing as profound, as treasures go it could be one of the greatest treasures around."

The student's smile grew on his face.
He followed his master always trying to pick up the pace.

The journey was hard. There were valleys to descend and mountains to climb.
There was great pain and heartache but this didn't make the student cry.
There was a point to his suffering, he knew his Master would not lie.
"What can it be?" the student asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Will it be gold? Will it be diamonds, rubies or a priceless pearl?
Will it be the fountain of youth, or a potion to cure the ills of the world?"

For two and a half days, these wonderful thoughts flooded the young man's mind.
Every step he took brought him closer to the great treasure he wanted to find.

On the third day, the Master stopped. "We're here," he said with a stern look on his face.
"Where is it? Where is it?" the student screamed. "Is it buried? Is this right place?"

The Master bent over and picked up a withered dandelion from the ground.
"Here," he said, "This is what I wanted to show you. Isn't it great what we've found?"

"THIS IS IT?" the ungrateful student stomped his feet. "You made me hike for three days with no food to eat. I was hurt, I was sore, I bled, I got no sleep. You made me go through all of that for a weed by your feet?"

"For three days, my student, you were happier than ever before.
You pressed on happily no matter what we endured.
Because every moment you were excited for what was in store...
I'm sorry now that you are at the end of your journey that you want the end to mean more."

"WAIT!" the student yelled happily. "I understand, I understand now!"
"The greatest thing there is to find, is not what you find but how."
"It is not the end of the journey that is valuable, it is the journey itself. The greatest treasure is living for the NOW"

J
www.JacobIsrael.org
"The Truth Will Change You"


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