Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest had four large eggs. One day, an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the…
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Sharpen your axe
Once upon a time, a well-built woodcutter asked for a job in a timber depot, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that…
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The trouble tree
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his…
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A little boy’s temper
Once there was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer…
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Perspectives
One day a rich man took his young son on a trip to the country to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the…
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Who wins, good or evil?
One evening, an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “The battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil. It is…
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The cracked pot
Once upon a time, there was a water-bearer who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots had…
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Keeper of the spring
While society frequently celebrates visible leadership and massive achievements, our collective survival often depends on the quiet, unheralded work happening far from the spotlight. This foundational narrative—popularised by the eloquent mid-20th-century US…
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Say a prayer
I was taking my usual morning walk when a garbage truck pulled up beside me. I thought the driver was going to ask for directions. Instead, he showed me a picture of…
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Pick-up in the rain
One night, at 11:30 pm, an older African-American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway, trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately…
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The acorn planter
In the 1930s, a young traveller was exploring the French Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was forbidding. It was ugly. It was the…
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Love for others
A wealthy Jewish merchant treats a poor old man with rudeness and disdain as they travel together on a train. When they arrive at their common destination, the merchant finds pious Jews…