On a cold winter morning, a woman was walking down the street when she spied a beggar sitting on a bench. The man was elderly, unshaven, and ragged. As he sat there, pedestrians walked by him giving him dirty looks they clearly wanted nothing to do with him because of who he was — a… Read More »
“One day, the sage gave the disciple an empty sack and a basket of potatoes. ‘Think of all the people who have done or said something against you in the recent past, especially those you cannot forgive. For each of them, inscribe the name on a potato and put it in the sack.’ “The disciple… Read More »
It was the day after Valentine’s Day, 1998. Sengar had just been received at the Guwahati airport by the unit’s escort team. At 5’6” and 52 kgs in weight, you could easily mistake him for the a postgraduate student at Guwahati University. Sengar was re-joining the unit in active operations in the North East –… Read More »
While the other stories talked about how the personalities reached heights by surviving the hard times, Narayanan Krishnan’s story in our list of inspirational stories about hard times is a different one. It is an inspirational story about hard times and how one can help others in their hard times. This story is a tale… Read More »
Introduction: Benjamin Franklin’s Path to Success Benjamin Franklin, the youngest son among 17 siblings, was born into a family of limited means. With his father being a poor candle-maker, Franklin did not have the luxury of early opportunities bestowed upon him. However, his relentless determination and self-made spirit led him to pave his own path… Read More »
Source: When you are sinking, Become a submarine by Pavan Choudary. First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you and then you win. – Mahatma Gandhi. Never underestimate jealousy. Face it. Even your best well-wishers perhaps do not want you to do better than them. Few men have the strength to honour a friend’s success… Read More »
If one were to list the reasons for quarrels among couples, it is not money mindedness that would top the list! The Words! Words that dissolve into thin air the moment they are uttered are the main reason for causing bitterness in a relationship between a husband and wife. Just a few words have dragged some couples to courts! Mere words… Read More »
“Please, Daddy, please? Can we open our presents from you now?” It was the third night of Hanukkah and my wife Eleanor, our three young children, and I had just come home from a holiday party. “Didn’t you guys get enough presents at the party?” I asked. Dumb question. “OK,” I relented. “Go ahead.” They… Read More »
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a poor farmer and his only son. The farmer loved his son more than anything in the world. He worked hard in his fields day in and day out to provide for his son, and he dreamed of a better future for him. One day,… Read More »
There Was A King. His Name Was Chakvena. He Was Very Pious. Whatever Tax The King Used To Collect From The Public, He Used To Spend It Only In The Public Interest And Did Not Do Any Of His Own Work With That Money. Both The King And The Queen Used To Do Farming To… Read More »