Rotarian of the Year Lapel Pin

ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains
found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she
met another traveler who was hungry and the wise
woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry
traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman
to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The
traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew
the stone was worth enough to give him security for
a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return
the stone to the wise woman.
"I've been thinking," he said. "I know how valuable
the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you
can give me something that is far more precious. Give
what you have within you that enabled you to
give me the stone." -- Unknown