“War is a defeat for humanity.” – Pope John Paul II “When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.” – Jean-Paul Sartre “Older men declare war.…
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WEEKLY REFLECTIONS:
THE TROUBLE TREE
She hired a plumber to help her restore an old farmhouse, and he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an…
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The Cross
A young man was at the end of his rope. Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. “Lord, I can’t go on,” he said, “I have…
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On Retirement
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. – Abe Lemons Before deciding to take early retirement from your job, stay home a week and…
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On Destiny
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. -Jean de la Fontaine Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of…
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The Christmas Spirit
An anonymous, wealthy businessman from Kansas City has been lifting the holiday spirit of strangers for the past 12 years by handing out extra cash to those “who look as…
The 18th Camel
There was a father who left seventeen camels as an asset for his three dependents. When the father passed away, his family opened up the will.The will of the father…
WEEKLY REFLECTIONS
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise…
BEING RICH
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. -Sholom Aleichem When a man tells you that…
Try and try again!
There was once a famous ruler of Tartary whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he wished to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a…