Barber Does Not Exist
Barber Does Not exist A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: “I don’t […]
A Ghost Story
The Ghost Story! There is a true story in Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not” about a judge in Yugoslavia who had an unfortunate accident. He was “electrocuted” when he reached up to turn on the light while standing in the bathtub. His wife found his body sprawled on the bathroom floor. She called for help–friends […]
A Personification of Difficulty
A Personification of Difficulty In the spiritual community that G.I. Gurdjieff led in France, an old man lived there who was the personification of difficulty–irritable, messy, fighting with everyone, and unwilling to clean up or help at all. No one got along with him. Finally, after many frustrating months of trying to stay with the […]
Rescue Mission
Rescue Mission That part of the sea cost had many submerged rocks and the sea itself particularly rough. Thus shipwrecks happened often. Some of the courageous people of the area would, then, venture into the sea and often they succeeded in saving many lives. So by and by they got more organized and even formed […]
How Would You Like To Be Remembered
How Would You Like To Be Remembered? About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the obituary column. The newspapers had reported the death of the wrong person by mistake. His first response was shock. Am I here or there? When […]
People Before Profession
People Before Profession A school had an opening for a Sanskrit teacher. Several candidates were interviewed but two were short-listed. One of the selected teachers had a graduate degree and several years of teaching experience in an institution; the other had only recently graduated from college. In a final interview the principal asked both teachers […]
She Sells C Shells
She Sells C Shells A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day. She wasn’t unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing; she would approach people who were sitting on the […]
PRIEST IS ALWAYS WRONG
PRIEST IS ALWAYS WRONG This day that year, 47 years ago, I was ordained priest. This period of almost half a century witnessed more changes than all the rest of history put together. Priesthood was no exception either; so much so, within this short span of time, every aspect of priesthood has undergone a world […]
Butterfly
Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, […]
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the world. It is said to be the only man made structure on earth that can be seen from the moon. The cost and the effort that went into building it just boggles the mind. When it was finished, the people […]