There was a stone lying near the road. He was heavy and big and very proud of it. But people passed by, and no one paid attention to him. He was lonely and despised people for their vanity and frivolity.
“People walk across the earth like shadows,” he reasoned. “Like shadows they pass and disappear. Why and for what purpose do they live on Earth? They don't know. One I know about this. People will die, but I will remain, because I am eternal. The starry sky, the Sun and I - We will always be!
He looked coldly and proudly at the Sun and was very pleased with his thoughts. The stone was constantly cold and remained cool even in hot summer weather.
One day the Stone asked the Sun:
- Sun, why, when you shine, everyone around is happy, when you leave, everyone is waiting for you?
“Because,” answered the Sun, “I give everyone my love.”
The stone thought. He did not know love, He believed that people invented love for themselves, to enjoy and continue their race. Then He asked:
- What do they give you for your love?
“Joy,” answered the Sun.
- Joy?!
The stone thought. It was hard to understand. A great cold reigned in the depths of his stone heart. He did not believe the Sun and asked:
- Sun! Why do you even have spots? There's something fishy here, I want to know what. Tell me the truth.
The Sun did not answer.
- Words are useless here. I'll try to warm him up better. Maybe then he will understand,” It decided.
And the Stone looked suspiciously at the Sun and thought:
- The sun will also go out someday. Only Me and the starry sky are eternal!
But suddenly he felt warmth in his heart. This new feeling surprised and frightened him.
- What is this? - he asked himself - What if people find out about this and they will laugh at me. I need to stay cool without showing it.
The Sun knew about this decision of the Stone and also decided not to give up. Oh, what a battle it was. The battle of fire and ice, Light and Darkness, love and indifference. Finally, the Sun has won! The stone, while remaining cold on the outside, became increasingly hot inside from the sunlight. It became so hot that it first cracked and then completely fell apart. And from under the Stone a spring suddenly began to flow.
The water in the spring turned out to be both tasty and healthy. People, animals and birds now came and drank water from this spring. Everyone said that because of the large, heavy stone, the spring could not break through from the ground. But no one guessed that the Stone experienced Love. And no one noticed that a small spot appeared on the Sun. And, of course, no one knew that the soul of the cold and wise Stone became the Soul of the cheerful and healing Spring.
Only the Sun knew about this. The Sisters and Brothers of the Sun, who were part of the Starry Sky, the eternal and endless Starry Sky, of which the Earth and the Spring, gushing from under the collapsed Stone, were also aware of this.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru