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Knowing What Matters Most
The Long WaitA man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 years old son waiting for him at the door."Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the...
Know Your Value!
A well-known speaker started off his public speech in a strange manner – by holding up a Rupee 1000 Note !! Holding up the Note high in the air in one of his hands, he addressed the eagerly looking ...
Peoples... Life Lesson
I was busy since past few weeks and could not blog during these days. Anyway, I am back now and will try to post regularly again. -- Narinder SharmaHere is a life lesson I learnt in hard way recent...
How Heavy Is Your Bag
One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we’d refuse to forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the name and...
Story of a little ocean wave
The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand time. He's enjoying the wind and fresh air - until he notices the other waves in front of him crashing against the shore.My...
Virtues of Enlightened Living
Master Your MindCultivate your mind - it will blossom beyond your expectationsThe quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughtsThere are no mistakes - only lessons. See setbacks a...
Weakness to Strength
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so...
Newton's Greatness
The great scientist Sir Isaac Newton worked several hours every day for twenty years and wrote down the results of his brilliant research. One day he went out for a walk leaving the papers on the tabl...
Where is my eternal home?
There was a very rich woman, who lived in a beautiful palatial mansion. She lacked nothing; she enjoyed all the comforts that money could buy.However, she was a selfish soul; she had no thought for ot...
Basic Instinct
Basic InstinctA scorpion, being a very poor swimmer, asked a turtle to carry him on his back across a river. "Are you Scorpion mad?" exclaimed the turtle. "You'll sting me while I'm swimming and I'll ...
Some Lesson I have Learnt...and probably you will learn them soon ;)
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."There is a very fine line between "hobby"...
Three Stories One Moral
Story 1: FlyWe all must have seen a fly trapped in a room ! If it reaches a glass window it continues to flutter at the glass, trying to escape. It does not think there can be other openings in the ro...
Five Short Stories - One Big Lesson
Story -1I walk down the street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.I fall in.I am lost . . . I am helpless.It isn’t my fault.It takes forever to find a way out.Story -2I walk down the same street.T...
Two Frogs - Power of words
A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business, when two of them fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see hat could b...
Zen Story - Empty your cup first
A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor's cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. T...
Gandhi's Shoe
Mohandas [Mahatma] Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), the great Indian statesman and spiritual leader is noted for his unusual humanity and selflessness, which this story epitomises. Gandhi was boarding a...
Can You Sleep While the Wind Blows?
Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were Reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the Awful storms that...
Pure Silver
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flam...
Parable of the Pencil
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. "There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and...
Make a difference
A small boy was walking along a beach at low tide, where countless thousands of small sea creatures, having been washed up, were stranded and doomed to perish. A man watched as the boy picked up indiv...
Some Learnings..
I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it may be better tomorrow.I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles a rain...
Big rocks of life
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group ...
The power of prayer
There once was a wise sage who wandered the countryside. One day, as he passed near a village, he was approached by a woman who told him of a sick child nearby. She pressed him to help this child.So t...
An Obstacle In Your Path
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by an...
The story of two monks
A senior monk and a junior monk had to travel together. As they were travelling, they had to cross a river. The river was flooded due to copious rains inthe catchment areas. As the monks were attem...
What matter the most to you?
The Long WaitA man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 years old son waiting for him at the door."Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the...
Two brothers and the geese story
Two sons work for their father on the family's farm. The younger brother had for some years been given more responsibility and reward, and one day the older brother asks his father to explain why.The ...
I wish I could be...
There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a wealthy merchant's house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and ...
The Meaning Of Life
If you’ve never asked the questionWho or when or why or howGive your mind that great suggestionGo ahead and do it nowYou will find when you considerAll the options that aboundThere is still but one ...
A dozen rules to live a better life
Realize that true happiness lies within you.Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot p...