All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend

One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend ofhis.

Seeing that his life was hard, the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on theroadside, which turned into a gold brick at once.

And he gave it to the man.

But the man was not satisfied. The celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stonelion at the gate, which at once turned into a gold lion.And he gave it to him too. But the man still complained it was not enough.

The celestial asked him:“My friend, how much will be enough for you? What should I do to satisfy you?”

The man hummed and hawed and said:“I want your finger.”