Arthur Ashe, the legendary tennis player who won Wimbledon championship, was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does God have to select you for such a deadly disease?” To […]
Be like the flower and speak through your fragrance of good character and deeds. Give without any prejudice and doer-ship notion… …Like the flower gives fragrance to all without prejudice, utterly unconscious of its giving. …Like the air, that gives breeze and oxygen to all without prejudice, utterly unconscious of its giving. …Like […]
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came […]
Life is never smooth sailing. All of us without exception have faced difficulties and challenges in life. Seeking happiness and avoiding miseries is natural for us. When in difficulty, we want to get rid of it quickly. Nobody wants pain, miseries, conflicts, uncertainties, etc. in life. When they manifest, we want a quick solution. […]
Once five men were caught in a thick forest. The first man said, “I will go left, because my intuition says so.” The second one said, “I will go to the right, because the right comes from the word rightness.” The third one said, “I will go back the way we came.” The fourth one […]
One night four college students stayed out late, partying and having a great time. They didn’t bother about the test that they had the next day and did not study. In the morning, they hatched a plan to get out of taking the test. They covered themselves with dirt and grease and went to […]
One day a professor entered a classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed out the test papers with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn […]
Mothers leave all their personal needs behind so their children can have everything they need. They will not sleep or eat until we come home and they know we’re safe and sound. Mothers will protect their children with the price of their own lives. She is the only woman in the world who will […]
A man and a young teenage boy checked into a hotel and were shown to their room. The receptionist noted the quiet manner of the guests and the pale appearance of the boy. Later, the man and boy ate dinner in the hotel restaurant. The staff again noticed that the two guests were very quiet […]
Steven Aitchison As a child, Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer and moved from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch, training horses. The boy’s schooling was constantly interrupted. One day, when he was a senior, his teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he […]
