“An obstacle is often a stepping stone.” — Anonymous In ancient times, a king had his men place a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and […]
There comes a point in our lives when we need to pause and redefine who we have become. This is perhaps one of the toughest challenges that we will have to face — after all, it involves observing, changing and reshaping ourselves. There might not be such a thing as a “life expert” that can […]
How often do we pause and ask ourselves what we are missing in life? In an ideal world, everyone would do this once in a while, so that there are no future regrets. But unfortunately, the reality we live in is far from ideal, especially as time ticks away before our very eyes. In fact, we rarely find the time to […]
By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime. An Angel appeared and said “Why are you spending so much time on this one?” And the Lord answered and said, “Have you read the specification sheet on her? She has to have 200 movable parts; run on black coffee and leftovers; […]
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit with […]
1) Educate yourself to be happy, not to be rich. There is a big difference between knowing the price of things and knowing the value of things. In life what matters at the end of the day is, whether you are happy or not, nothing else. In the end, you will come to realize that […]
Human history has known many times of uncertainty and difficulty. Whether it’s the general atmosphere caused by the corona virus, lock-down or a personal matter that’s making us feel low, sometimes perspective can get lost, when we are having a difficult time. In those moments, negativity and stress seem to be winning. When we […]
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had […]
A man started to break up the earth with a spade. A fool came and shouted at him, “Why are you ruining the soil?” “You idiot!” the man shouted back. “Go away and don’t bother me!” Understand the difference between destruction and constructive destruction. How could this soil become a rose garden or wheat […]
A woman lost her young son; just a few days before her husband had died. Kissa Goutami was her name and now her only son had died. She was in great despair, naturally the child was her only hope. Buddha was staying in the town. People said, “Don’t weep. Why don’t you take the child […]
