Givers

A long long time ago, in a place not to far but still far away, there lived a gentlemen named Mr A. Mr A was the proud owner of a vast piece of barren land. He reared his flock of sheep on this land. The sun shone harshly upon his land, but the moon brought some relief when it rose. There was not enough water to cultivate the land, hence it was predominantly barren apart from a few sparse shrubs. Mr A was content, life was peaceful.

Due to changing economic cycles, Mr A lost money in his other ventures and needed to sell his sheep and land. He easily sold his sheep to a wandering shepherd for a fair price. His barren land however, proved more difficult to sell. He struggled and searched for a suitable buyer, but none offered a fair price for the land. Eventually Mr A met Mr B, an honest and respected gentlemen. Mr B offered a good price for the land and a deal was struck.

Mr. B wanted to use this land to cultivate crops on this land. He realized before buying the land that there was not sufficient water available. He knelt down in prayers and asked the Lord for help. After completing his prayers, he asked his workers to dig at that spot. Hoping for water, his workers find an old chest buried in the ground. Mr B discovers that this chest contains gold.

He immediately goes to Mr. A and says, "I found this chest of gold on your land, and I have come to return it". Mr A is stunned, he never owned a chest of gold. He mulled over the situation for a few seconds, he needed the money, but the gold was not his. Mr A replies in a stoic voice, "The gold does not belong to me, you bought the land and you found it, its yours." Undeterred Mr. B replies," I bought the land, not whats beneath it, please accept the gold." Mr A exclaims, "You bought the land and everything that came with it".
Neither one was willing to keep the gold.

I do not know how the story ends, but I think the message is already evident.