A wise village administrator sends his lazy son on a gruelling, cross-country expedition to dig up a hidden fortune. Though the destination yields nothing but exhaustion, the return journey sparks a profound…
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A story from the Ramayana
I relate to the different stories and anecdotes, mainly from literary sources in Tamizh and Sanskrit, which are not likely to be that well-known. One of such anecdotes which I have found…
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Give and receive — abundantly
Once a man got lost in a desert. The water in his flask had run out two days ago, and he was on his last legs. He knew that if he didn’t…
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Dialogue in the dark
This is a very nice story, and teaches us a unique lesson. Without any more ado, here it goes: My husband is great at giving me surprises and this year was no…
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The dirty laundry
A young couple moved into a new neighbourhood. The next morning, while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbour hanging the washing outside. “That laundry is not very clean;…
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The problems of the others
There was once a well-known scholar, who lived in a mountain in the Himalayas. Tired of living with men, he had chosen a simple life and spent most of his time meditating.…
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Harmony
There is the story of a young martial arts student who was under the tutelage of a famous master. One day, the master was watching a practice session in the courtyard. He…
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If I had only one year to live, how would I live differently?
Anthony Burgess was 40 when he learned that he had only one year to live. He had a brain tumor that would kill him within a year. He knew he had a…
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Grandma and Santa Claus
When a child’s belief in Santa Claus is suddenly shattered by an older sibling, a wise grandmother steps in to prove the cynics wrong. This moving anonymous memoir reveals how a simple…
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The ant and the grasshopper
In a garden there lived an ant and a grasshopper who were very good friends. It was springtime and the grasshopper was having a lot of fun playing, singing, and dancing in…