Darkness At The End of The Trail.

A short story about that covers an eternity. As an object passing to and from a many hands it changes people and in the process becomes something more.
While hiking a worn trail Joseph, the lead character, finds a simple stone. The stone has traveled many thousands of miles and Joseph is just one more person to touch and be touched by it.
In the end we wonder the meaning of time and the relative importance we place on ourselves.