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  • Towering humility

    The dramatic photograph of Tenzing Norgay on the summit of Everest went around the world. Later people wondered why there was no similar picture of Hillary. The explorer wrote that he had…

  • The Curies discover radium

    A few days before the Christmas of 1898, Pierre Curie scrawled the word ‘radium’ in his notebook as the name for a new element he and his wife Marie had brought laboriously…

  • The ship of friendship

    A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.   The two survivors…

  • Great teachers, great students

    These are people who rose from humble beginnings and personal struggles to achieve world-renowned success, and all thanks to having great teachers. If you think that even your smallest actions as a mentor…

  • Thankless work

    A certain man died and went to heaven. He was granted a chance to go round God’s premises and angel Gabriel took him around. They entered the first department, a huge hall…

  • Office boy

    A jobless man applied for the position of an office boy at a very big firm. The employer interviewed him, following it up with a test. “You are hired,” he said. “Give me…

  • The three trees

    Once upon a time, there were three trees which resided on the top of a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams for the future when the first…

  • Concentration

    After winning several archery contests, a young and rather boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an archer. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency when…