The Child Who Chose the Walnut
Children & shidduchimTorah learning
A teaching ofRav Nosson Tzvi Finkelהרב נתן צבי בן משה פינקל
The Gemara in Gittin 64b says that wisdom shows in a child who throws away a stone but takes a walnut. A walnut looks useless on the outside, but inside it has value. A child who understands this is discerning and wise.
Source: Chayei HaMussar, p. 107 (on Gittin 64b)