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Two seeds
Two seeds lay side by side in fertile soil. The first seed says, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me, and push my…
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Never say die
We rarely find examples of insistent persistence for success, like those of Abraham Lincoln. Born in poverty, brought up in a log cabin, he had to face defeat throughout his life. He…
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The hand
On the eve of Thanksgiving Day, a school teacher asked her class of nursery school children to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these…
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One set of footprints
A man died and went to Heaven and met God. God showed him his past life and his complete journey on Earth. The man observed all the scenes from his life and…
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The triple-filter test
One day, an acquaintance came to meet Chanakya and said to him excitedly, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Just wait a while”, Chanakya replied. “Before you tell…
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A pound of butter
Once there was a farmer, who regularly sold a pound of butter to a baker. One day, the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was actually getting a…
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The thief and the zen master
One evening, Zen master Shichiri Kojun was reciting the sutras when a thief entered his house with a sharp sword, demanding “Your money or your life.” Without any fear, Shichiri said, “Don’t…
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Kindness pays!
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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Geese facts
The next time we see geese flying along in a “V” formation, heading south for the winter, we might stop for a moment to reflect on what science has discovered as to…