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  • Dashrath Manjhi, The Mountain Man

    An extraordinary common man from Gaya, Bihar, single-handedly bored through a mountain for over two decades to make a commutable path that would take his village closer to the outside world.   For…

  • Labels

    I sat in my chair quietly next to my Mom & Dad as my Grade-IV teacher gave them an update on my progress at school. “Your child is a slow learner,” said…

  • The true path

    A master was strolling through a field of wheat when a disciple came up to him and asked, “I can’t tell which is the true path. What’s the secret?” “What is that…

  • Who is happy?

    A crow lived in the forest, absolutely happy with life. But one day he saw a swan…“The swan is so white and I am so black,” the crow thought. “He must be the…

  • Law of the garbage truck

    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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…