Ek baar ek naujawaan ladka apne guru ke paas gaya aur pucha, "Guru ji, mere jeevan ki kya qeemat hai?"
Guru ne use ek chamakta hua neela patthar diya aur kaha, "Iska jawab janne ke liye, is patthar ki qeemat pata karke aao, lekin yaad rakhna—ise bechna mat."
Pehla Padao: Phal wala
Ladka ek phal wale ke paas gaya aur use patthar dikhaya. Phal wale ne kaha, "Yeh sundar hai. Iske badle mujhse 12 santre le lo aur yeh mujhe de do." Ladke ne mana kar diya aur aage badh gaya.
Doosra Padao: Sabzi wala
Phir wo ek sabzi wale ke paas gaya. Sabzi wale ne patthar ko ghaur se dekha aur kaha, "Iske badle main tumhe ek bori aalu de sakta hoon." Ladke ne wahan bhi munaafi ki aur aage nikal gaya.
Teesra Padao: Sunaar (Jeweler)
Ladka ab ek sunaar ki dukaan par pahuncha. Sunaar ne jab patthar dekha, toh uski aankhein fati ki fati reh gayi. Usne turant kaha, "Main tumhe iske 50 lakh rupaye doonga!" Ladke ne mana kiya toh sunaar ne kaha, "Achha, 2 crore le lo, lekin yeh mujhe de do!" Ladke ne kaha ki wo ise bech nahi sakta.
Aakhri Padao: Johri (Gemologist)
Ant mein, ladka ek asli johri ke paas gaya jo purane aur keemti pattharon ka maahir tha. Johri ne jab us patthar ko dekha, toh pehle ek reshmi kapda bichhaya, us par patthar rakha aur use sar jhuka kar pranaam kiya.
Usne kaha, "Tum yeh kahan se laye? Yeh duniya ka sabse anmol 'Ruby' hai. Poori duniya ki daulat milkar bhi iski qeemat nahi chuka sakti!"
Seekh (Moral)
Ladka waapas Guru ji ke paas gaya aur sab bataya. Guru ji ne muskurate hue kaha:
"Tumhare jeevan ki qeemat bhi bilkul aisi hi hai. Har koi tumhe apni auqat, samajh aur nazariye ke hisaab se parkhega. Koi tumhe santre ke barabar samjhega toh koi anmol. Lekin tumhari asli qeemat wahi jaanta hai jo tumhare andar ki 'rooh' ko pehchanta hai."