金子与璞玉

漆黑的河底，躺着一块金子和一块璞玉。不知过了多久，也许是按耐不住内心的寂寞，金子和璞玉聊起天来。

金子：“这里太无聊了，早晚有一天我会被人发现，走出这里的。是金子就一定会发光的！”

璞玉：“我要是一块金子，早就自得其乐了，发不发光根本不重要。可惜我只是一块石头。”

金子奇怪地看了璞玉一眼，并思考了一会，然后说：“难道你没发现你的内心是一块美玉吗？”

In the depths of the pitch-black riverbed lay a piece of gold and an unpolished jade. After an unknown span of time, perhaps unable to endure the loneliness within, the gold and the jade struck up a conversation.

Gold: “This place is too dreary. Sooner or later, I will be discovered by someone and make my way out of here. True gold will surely shine!”

Unpolished Jade: “If I were a piece of gold, I would have already reveled in my own happiness. Whether I shine or not is irrelevant. Alas, I am just a simple stone.”

The gold looked curiously at the unpolished jade, pondered for a moment, and then said: “Haven’t you realized that your inner self is a beautiful gem?”