A man just got married and was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman became very much afraid because it seemed almost hopeless — the boat was small and the storm was really huge and […]

According to Mahatma Gandhi there are “Seven Blunders of the World” that lead to conflicts and violence, which will subsequently destroy the human race.   The “Seven Blunders of the World” is a list that Mahatma Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, not […]

Soldier: “Sir we are surrounded from all sides by enemies.” Major: “Excellent! We can attack in any direction.” Be Positive Always!!!   Everyone knows about Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone, but he never made a call to his family, because, his wife and daughter were deaf. That’s life.  “Live for others”.   The […]

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Management….   Once upon a time, long ago, a Spiritual Master was near death and wanted to make sure his three disciples would come under the guidance of another Spiritual Master after he passed away. He had accumulated 17 horses during his life by way of gifts given by his followers, […]

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts, throughout the world, thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not […]

Our lives are like books and each day is a page…We can’t erase what has already been written; but we can always try to make the next page better.   “A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best, one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop […]

History does have its lessons…     Next time someone starts to gossip, think of this:   In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. He was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly […]

Once an old man spread rumours that his neighbour was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After being released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In the court the old man told the Judge: “They were just comments, didn’t harm anyone.” […]

This incident happened during the later part of 1800s, in Bengal (India) when Shri Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and his few friends were busy collecting donations to start Calcutta University. One day Vidyasagar stopped at the door of the palace of the Nawaab (ruler) of Ayodhya (one of the princely states in India during that period) for […]

Life would be perfect if anger had mute button, mistake had back button, hard times had fast forward button and good times had pause button.   What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.   Tongue weighs practically nothing, but only few people can hold […]