Once upon a time a young girl was preparing to cross the Sahara desert. It would be a long trip and she was worried.

One day she went to the edge of the desert and looked out on the wast sand dunes. While she was standing there a Jhin appeared before her. “For the journey ahead you should take with you some stones, and for doing this you will be both happy and sad” The Jhin said to her, before disappearing.

The girl was puzzled, but she nevertheless picked up some stones and put them in her pocket. She then set out on her journey. It was a long and difficult trip and she didn’t arrive until years had passed. She went to a spring and sat down relieved that it was over.

Sitting there she remembered what the Jhin had told her. She took out the stones and was amazed when she discovered that they had become precious gems. This made her very happy, but sitting there looking at the gems she also felt sad. If only she had brought more stones with her.