• Neighbours share

    A wise and successful man bought a beautiful house with a huge orchard. But, not all were happy for him. An envious man lived in an old house next to him. He…

  • River rafting

    By good fortune, I was able to raft down the Motu River in New Zealand twice during the last year. The magnificent four-day journey traverses one of the last wilderness areas in…

  • Knowledge and wisdom

    There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit not a vegetable. Wisdom is knowing not to include it in a fruit salad. A…

  • How to change the world

    The ninth week of (US Navy) SEAL training is referred to as Hell Week. It is six days of no sleep, constant physical and mental harassment and one special day at the…

  • The black dot

    One day, a professor entered his classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the exam to begin. The professor handed…

  • The battle of the beetles

    On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado (USA) lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. Naturalists tell us that it stood for some four hundred years. It was a seedling when…