By Morgan Housel Abraham Germansky was a multimillionaire real estate developer in 1920s. He also loved stocks, betting heavily as the market boomed. As the crash of 1929 unfolded, he was wiped out. And that was basically the end of Abraham Germansky. Germansky disappeared on October 24th, 1929. Later that week another investor in the… Read More »
During the Kurukshetra war, which was described as the Dharma Yuddha, the mother of all battles, no one could remain neutral. You had to be either on the Kaurava side or the Pandava side. Hundreds of kings started aligning themselves on either side. Since Jarasandha of Magadha, who used to be a major force, was dead,… Read More »
When life has got you in a slump, turn to these inspirational short stories. Not only is reading them like getting an internet hug for the soul, but they just may spark an idea or a change in you for the better. Read on and get ready to smile. 1. Everyone Has a Story in… Read More »
Source Long time ago there was a great king in the Raghukul dynasty (Lord Rama also belonged to the same dynasty). He was suffering from leprosy. He fell on the feet of his master, Guru Vashishtha and said: “Oh Master! So much of suffering… ?” The master kept his hand on his eyes and asked… Read More »
Shalini stood in front of the mirror and gathered the saree pallu neatly on her shoulder and said, Suraj, this time I am very late for Diwali shopping, Mrs. Taneja even went to the old age home and distributed sweets and clothes and also posted her post on Facebook. . Mrs. Vohra has also posted… Read More »
Source God is seen facing the main door in any temple. But in Udipi the temple is different. We see Lord Krishna not through the main door, but through a window to the side. It is called ‘Kanakana Kindi’ even today. The window through which a Bhakta called Kanakadas had the Darsan of God. The… Read More »
Once a fisherman after returning from fishing started to cut one of the fishes he caught. Inside the fish he found a very precious diamond. He did not know its value. So he took it to a merchant asked him to buy it. The merchant understood that the fisherman is completely ignorant about the value… Read More »
Once there was a king who was always fighting. One day he was badly wounded in a battle. A sage passed by and touched him, and the king was cured. He wanted to give the sage a reward for saving him, but the sage didn’t want anything. The king said, “I don’t want to be… Read More »
Source In this regard, there is a story of Narada Muni, who was once asked by a brahmana: “Oh, you are going to meet the Lord? Will you please ask Him when I’m going to get my salvation?” “All right,” Narada agreed. “I shall ask Him.” As Narada proceeded, he met a cobbler who was… Read More »
Source Once, long ago, there lived a group of three robbers in a big town. All the three were experts in one field or another. One was good at breaking locks open, one was good at forgery and one was good with his knife. Once, they robbed a house and escaped with a huge booty.… Read More »