Recently, I hopped into a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right…
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Choosing to be good
President Xi Jing Peng of China said: When I was a small child, I was very selfish, always grabbing the best for myself. Slowly, everyone avoided me and I had no friends.…
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The Bumblebee
According to scientists, the bumblebee’s body is too heavy and its wing span too small. Aerodynamically speaking, the bumblebee cannot fly. But the bumblebee doesn’t know that and it keeps flying. When…
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Grind or shine
Adversity is the grindstone of life. Intended to polish you up, adversity also has the ability to grind you down. The impact and ultimate result depend on what you do with the…
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Weakness or strength?
Sometimes, your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of a 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left…
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Never too late to shine
Once in USA, there was an old man who was broke, living in a tiny house and owned a beat-up car. He was living off of $99 social security checks. At 65…
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UBUNTU
UBUNTU is a very nice story from Africa. The motivation behind the Ubuntu culture in Africa. An anthropologist visiting Africa proposed a game to the tribal children … He placed a basket…
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Learning from mistakes
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the electric light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have…
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Finding one’s balloon
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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People
Once, an old man was sitting on the outskirts of a hamlet. A traveller passing by approached him and asked, “Sir, how are the people in this village? I am planning to…