Topaz. 79.08 carats
How many people had passed that fork?
That time three met there: a little boy,
a middle-aged man and a grey old man with a
darkened staff. There was something common
in their appearance: either confidence of
steady gait, or joy in clear eyes.
Man stopped and looked at other travelers.
«This is strange,» He said. «Once in my
childhood I stood at the same fork and spoke
with an adult and an old man.»
«No surprise,» Old Man smiled. «Watch
attentively: we are you. A little later your
science will find out that the Past and the
Future – are just two facets of the single
Eternity joined in the swiftly passing «now».
The same is in the space – the great reflects
in the tiny, the atomic structure imitates
the galaxy.»
Old Man took a small stone and gave it to
Boy:
«Let this little one remind you about
the great treasure of the present moment
containing all your life.»
«I know,» Man thought and touched
tenderly the stone he had always kept in his
breast pocket.
