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Weekly Reflections:
The Day the Old Man Stopped Chasing
An old man lived in the village. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood. The longer…
Weekly Reflections:
When to Pray and When to Act
There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young…
Weekly Reflections:
The Shipwreck Survivor
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help,…
Weekly Reflections:
The Power of Perspective: What a Lost Contact Lens Can Teach Us About Value
Sometimes, the smallest experiences carry the biggest lessons. Consider this simple story: A teenager lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway. He searched for a few minutes,…
Weekly Reflections:
Considering the Full Perspective of Things
A sage was living in the forest. One day, he visited the nearby human habitation to know about the condition of the people living there. The presence of the sage…
Weekly Reflections:
On Gossip
Rumor is one thing that gets thicker as you spread it. When you ask someone to keep a secret, you are asking someone to do something you can’t. …
Weekly Reflections:
The Elephant and the Dog
An elephant and a dog became pregnant at same time. Three months down the line the dog gave birth to six puppies. Six months later the dog was pregnant again,…
Weekly Reflections:
The Three Bricklayers
Three people were laying bricks. A passerby asked them what they were doing. The first one replied, “Don’t you see I am mixing the cement?” The second one said,…
Weekly Reflections:
Taking Care of Yourself
A cobbler lived in a large village and he was the only cobbler in town, so he was responsible for repairing the boots of everybody else. However, he didn’t have…