All The Difference In The World
Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the…
The Sad Tale Of The Butterfly
One bright morning a man found a silky cocoon of a butterfly in a garden. He was very eager to see what would happen to that cocoon. The next day the man found a small opening appearing from the cocoon….
Perhaps Its Time To Put The Glass Down
Once upon a time, a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As the class shook their heads in agreement, she continued, “Your stresses and worries in life are…
You Get What You Give
Once, there was a farmer who regularly sold butter to a baker. One day, the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the exact amount that he asked for. He found out that he wasn’t,…
What Can We All Learn From The Donkey?
A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice. He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries. He therefore decides to bury it alive. They try every possible way to pull you down. But you should use…
Twenty Dollars
A popular speaker started off a seminar by holding up a $20 bill. A crowd of 200 had gathered to hear him speak. He asked, ‘Who would like this $20 bill?’ All the hands still went up. ‘My friends, I…
Be Kind To Others Even If It Hurts You
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. When the waitress came back,…
Potatoes, Eggs And Coffee Beans
Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed that…
Stop Wasting Your Time Complaining
People visit a wise man complaining about the same problems over and over again.
Everything ‘Sheep head and plucking!’ started with
There was once a little boy, and his mother sent him to buy a sheep’s head and pluck; afraid he should forget it, the lad kept saying all the way along. Whereon the man laid hold of him and beat…
My Barber
Wise. Handsome. Tall. Athletic. Strong, yet with the gentle touch and dexterous hands of a surgeon. To cut the hair on the far side of my head, he didn’t spin the stool, and he didn’t walk around the chair either.
Delivering Justice
A man finds a wallet with $700 in it. A few days later, he reads a notice stating that a wealthy man has lost his wallet and is offering a $50 reward to anyone who returns it. “Your Honor, I…