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The forgetful genius
Albert Einstein’s name is synonymous with ‘genius.’ We know he was a simple soul but it is hard to believe that the propounder of the most complex Theory of Relativity and quantum…
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Reflections of the sky nation
The Thunder-beings were busy giving birth to new clouds, sending them to dance in the blue playground of sky. Grandfather Sun provided the glittering sunbeams, which acted like jump ropes for today’s…
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A special teacher
Years ago, a Johns Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment: Go to the slums. Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 and investigate their background…
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You are wonderful
It happened several years ago in the Paris Opera House. A famous singer had been contracted to sing, and ticket sales were booming. In fact, the night of the concert found the…
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Doing what we can do
Not many of us are multi-talented. I cannot do all that many things well and most things I cannot do at all. But we all have our gifts. As talented as the…
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Leaving great legacies
Edwin Hubbel Chapin once said, “Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” That is the definition of a legacy. Wouldn’t you love to do something…
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How would you like to be remembered?
About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his own name in the obituary column. The newspapers had reported the death…
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A train for one
A high-school girl takes the train from Kami-Shirataki station in the northernmost island of Hokkaido, Japan and the same train drops her back from school. She is the only passenger to travel…
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Lives that made a difference
Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller once, “How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life? How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and…