Pebbles into Gems

There is an old fable (author unknown) about a young man who was on a journey to the rich city which was three valleys away and across the river of no return. The young man came across an old man who was very weak. The young man stopped to ask if he needed anything, and the old man replied, “I am beyond help, but thank you. I will give you some advice: collect as many pebbles as you can along your journey before you cross the...