From the very beginning, the girl’s family objected strongly to her dating him. Due to family’s pressure, they always quarreled. She always asked him: “How deep is your love for me?” As…
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An act of kindness
1892, Stanford University. A young student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan and did not know where to turn for money. He came up with a bright idea.…
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When you thought I wasn’t looking
When you thought I wasn’t lookingYou hung my first painting on the refrigeratorAnd I wanted to paint another. When you thought I wasn’t lookingYou fed a stray catAnd I thought it was…
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The role
A young Indian boy was auditioning along with some of us for a school play. His mother knew he’d set his heart on being in the play — just like the rest…
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A lesson in heart
My little 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time. She came home one beautiful spring day to tell me she…
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A mother’s walk
The young mother set her foot on the path of life. “Is this a long way?” she asked. The guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. You will be old before…
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The teacher
There is a story of an elementary school teacher many years ago. Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in front of her 5th grade class on her very first…
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The devoted son
Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures…
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Friendship
Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier…
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Sleeping through the storm
A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, one of the things he mentioned was that he could “sleep when the wind blows.”…