SandandStoneThestorygoesthattwofriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringsomepointofthejourneytheyhadanargument,andonefriendslappedtheotheroneintheface.Theonewhogotslappedwashurt,butwithoutsayinganything,wroteinthesand:"Todaymybestfriendslappedmeintheface."Theykeptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundanoasis,wheretheydecidedtotakeabath.Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemireandstarteddrowning,butthefriendsavedhim.Afterherecoveredfromtheneardrowning,hewroteonastone:"Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife."Thefriendwhohadslappedandsavedhisbestfriendaskedhim,"AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.Why?"Theotherfriendreplied:"Whensomeonehurtsusweshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgivenesscaneraseitaway.Butwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustengraveitinstonewherenowindcanevereraseit."两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠,旅途中二人突然吵了起来,其中一个掴了对方一记耳光.被打的人感到自己受了伤害,但什么也没有说,只是在沙地上写下了这样一句话：“今天我最好的朋友掴了我耳光.他们继续前行,看见到处绿洲,他们正打算在那里洗澡时,刚才被打的人不小心陷入了泥潭,开始深陷,他的朋友救了他.等他从几近淹死的边缘苏醒过来后,他在石头上刻下：“今天我最好的朋友救了我的命.”他的朋友问：“为什么我伤你之后,你在沙子上写字,现在却把字刻在石头上?”他回答道：“当有人伤害了我们,我们应该把它写进沙里,宽恕的风会把仇恨抹去.而当有人为我们做了好事,我们应当把它刻在石头上,没有风可以将它抹去.”