This incident occurred in Noakhali. After the Hindu Muslim riots Gandhiji toured the area on foot to foot to reassure and comfort the people. He would set from village soon after dawn and arrive at the next village after sunset.
On arrival he would first attend his work then he would take a bath. Gandhiji used a rough stone to clean his feet. Miraben has given this stone to Gandhiji and many years ago Gandhiji had kept it careful ever since. He took it with him everywhere.
One evening they arrived at village and Manu was getting Gandhiji’s bath ready, she noticed that the stone was missing, she looked everywhere but she could not find it. She told Gandhiji that the stone was missing. It must have been on the weaver where we stayed yesterday. What should I do now?
Gandhiji thought for a moment. Then he said, “Go and fetch the stone. If you suffer once you will not forget another time.” “Can I take someone with me?”, Manu asked. “Why?”, questioned Gandhiji. Manu was silent.
She did not admit that she was frightened to go alone.
The way to the village lay through forests of beetle nut and coconut and it was easy to lose way one time. Because Manu was barely 16 years old, and she had never gone anywhere alone. But she could not find the answer. So Manu took the path they had earlier in the Day.
Carefully following the old footprints she managed to reach the village and find the weaver’s house. The old woman who lived there recognised and welcomed her warmly. Tired and irritated Manu told her why she had come here.
But how was the old woman known that bit of stone was so valuable?
She had thrown the stone with the rubbish. They both began to search for it.
At last they found it, she left the house at 7:30 in the morning and returned to Gandhiji.
This stone was real test for you. Do you know that this stone was with me from the last twenty years. It has gone with me everywhere from jails to mansions. I can get another stone like it, but I wanted you to learn that it is bad to be careless.
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