A king, who did not believe in any religion or God, had a minister who, in all circumstances, said: “My king, do not be discouraged, because everything that happens, happens for our good, with God’s grace, even the negative events.” One day a person who manufactured swords came to the king to sell his goods. […]
People were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness.” – Zig Ziglar “A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.” – William Hazlitt “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the […]
Very often we get disheartened and discouraged by small setbacks in our lives and give up easily on what we want to achieve. Physical handicap or other obstacles no doubt tend to pull us down. But the biggest handicap or obstacle is our own negative mind-set. When our attention shifts from our goal, then whatever […]
There was a farmer who grew superior quality, award-winning corn in his farm. Each year, he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honors and Prizes. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew his corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his best […]
We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between: a man who flatters her and a man who compliments her, a man who spends money on her and a man who invests in her, a man who views her as property and a man who views her properly, a man who lusts after her and […]
The following incident took place when Mohammad Ali’s daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were not modest. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters. “When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the […]
A couple made a deal the night of their marriage to NOT open the door of their room to anybody who comes knocking in the morning for any reason! In the morning the parents of the husband came and knocked on the door. The husband and the wife looked at each other and as they […]
One young academically excellent person went for an interview for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; but in that company, the director did the last interview and made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV, that the youth’s academic result was excellent all the way, from the […]
My seatmate on an evening flight was a woman from Switzerland. As soon as the meal was served, I noticed that she heavily salted and peppered her dessert – a mouth-watering piece of chocolate cake. The flight-attendant, somewhat taken aback, explained that it wasn’t necessary to do this. “Oh, but it is,” the woman replied, […]
