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LadyGrace There was a large and precious ruby that had wonderful power. Whoever held it close to his heart found that his life was blessed with kindness and understanding. It was owned by a jeweler who cut and polished it so perfectly that everyone was astonished by its beauty. The jeweler had three grown sons. Each one wanted the ruby more than anything else.
The time came for the Jeweler to go on a long journey. Each son begged for the jewel.
As he was about to leave, the jeweler met with each son separately. He gave each one a ruby, saying, " this is for you and for you alone. " when he was gone, the three sons were surprised to see that the three rubies looked identical. They said," Our Father must have owned two other rubies. He has cut and polished them to look exactly like the true one."
Each son claimed that he had the true jewel and that the other Jewels were false. They argued and accused each other of lies and trickery. Finally they went to a judge and told him the whole story.
The judge studied all three rubies, but he could not see a single important difference. Finally he said, " I cannot tell you. Only your father knows the answer." The sons were deeply distressed they were about to leave when the judge spoke again. "I can tell you how to prove that your jewel is not the false one. "
"Tell us!" they begged.
He told them, " Whoever holds the true jewel close to his heart finds that his life is blessed with kindness and understanding. Live your life in such a way that you always act with kindness and understanding. Then the whole world will say that your jewel cannot be false because your life is truly blessed. "
