The Honest Disciple (a Jewish folktale)Once a rabbi decided to test the honesty of his disciples, so he called them together and posed a question.
"What would you do if you were walking along and found a purse full of money lying in the road?" he asked.
"I'd return it to its owner," said one disciple.
"His answer comes so quickly, I must wonder if he really means it," the rabbi thought.
"I'd keep the money if nobody saw me find it," said another.
"He has a frank tongue, but a wicked heart," the rabbi told himself.
"Well, Rabbi," said a third disciple, "to be honest, I believe I'd be tempted to keep it. So I would pray to God that He give me the strength to resist such temptation and do the right thing."
"Aha!" thought the rabbi. "Here is the man I would trust."
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
