One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one dime left, and he was hungry. He decided…
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From Guru Nanak’s life
Once Guru Nanak was on a visit to Banaras with his disciples. As the night approached, he reached a village and decided to spend the night there. The people of the village…
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Making a difference
An old man was out for a walk along the beach near his house early in the morning. Ahead of him, he saw a young girl who was walking at the edge…
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A puppy for sale
A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving…
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Sharing the seeds
Every year, in October, Half Moon Bay in California, USA, holds a pumpkin competition. The biggest pumpkin grown in a season wins. One winner, upon accepting the prize, gave a handful of…
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‘Bhootabhrute namaha’
In the famous Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, a long line of devotees would patiently wait for the delicious prasadam, even a few centuries ago. A poor Vaishnavite used to be…
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Who insults you?
When Abraham Lincoln became the President of America, his father was a shoemaker. And, naturally, egoistic people were very much offended that a shoemaker’s son should become the President. On the first…
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Only the truth
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign that said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a…
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The emperor’s successor
Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of…
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It filled the whole room
A wealthy businessman in Hong Kong had spent the best years of his life building his mammoth textile business. One day, he was told that he was dying from an incurable disease.…
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Time to think
Henry Ford hired an efficiency expert to go through his plant. He said, “Find the non-productive people. Tell me who they are, and I will fire them!” The expert made the rounds…
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A teacher’s influence
A woman attended her 20-year high school reunion. There she encountered her freshman year art teacher. She told him that she decided to go to college as a result of his inspiration,…