In Rome in a
vine covered house, two boys were standing in the garden watching their mother
and her friend walking among the flowers and trees. The youngest boy said “Look
at our mother’s friend. Look how beautiful she is.”
But the elder
one interrupted “Look at our mother. She is even more beautiful than her.”
Their mother came down to where they were
standing. She told them that they were having dinner with her friend and after
they ate, her friend would show them her casket of jewels.
Later after dinner,
one of her servants opened the casket of jewels. The boys were amazed by the
jewels. There were diamonds, amethysts, rubies, and sapphires. The casket was
closed and slowly brought away. Her friend asked Cornelia their mother, “Is it
true you don’t have any jewels?”
Cornelia said,
“But, I do have jewels,” She drew her twosons to her side. “These are my jewels
and they are worth more than all your gems!”
