Once, a group of 50 people was attending a seminar. Suddenly, the speaker stopped and started giving each participant a balloon and asked them to write his/her name on it using a…
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The advantage
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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Who’s packing your parachute?
Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Charles ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured…
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Buddha’s path
The lamp contains its oil, which it holds securely in its close grasp and guards from the least loss. Thus is it separate from all other objects around it and is miserly.…
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Serving others
A Sufi story tells of a man who prayed continually for the awareness to succeed in life. Then one night he dreamt of going into the forest to attain understanding. The next…
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Lakshmana’s respect for Sita
This is an anecdote from the Ramayana that shows us how to live by the ideals of Gods who came down to Earth in human form. When Prince Rama went in exile…
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The kind rider
Once upon a time in USA, a rider came across a few soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log of wood without success. The corporal was standing by, just watching…
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Sand and stone
A story tells of two friends who were walking through the desert. At some point of the journey, they had an argument and one slapped the other in the face. The one…
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Chasing happiness
An old man lived in the village. He was one of the unhappiest people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and…
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Frugal life
In a modern world continuously driven by consumer culture and the pursuit of material wealth, true contentment often requires looking back at ancient ethical traditions. This snippet explores a famous, lighthearted anecdote…
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The woodcutter and his axe
This is a classic tale of honesty passed on from generation to generation. I didn’t want to miss it at any cost. Long ago, there lived a woodcutter in a small village.…
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Reflections of the sky nation
The Thunder-beings were busy giving birth to new clouds, sending them to dance in the blue playground of sky. Grandfather Sun provided the glittering sunbeams, which acted like jump ropes for today’s…