You Ate My Half
You Ate My Half The little boy absolutely refused to eat. So his frantic mother took him to a famous doctor. The expert coaxed the child with every possible delicacy a boy would like. But no luck. So finally he asked the lad, “What would you like to eat?’ “Worms,” spat came the reply. The […]
A Small Gift
A Small Gift As a teenager, I worked at a grocery store as a cashier in a local mall. There was a young man who walked around the mall and it didn’t look like he had any friends or family. I learned from store owners that he suffered schizophrenia and was pretty much a loner. […]
Somebody is Proud of You
Somebody is Proud of You This teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. He never missed a game. This young man was still the smallest of the class when […]
The Mexican Fisherman
The Mexican Fisherman An American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. […]
Good Luck – Bad Luck
Good Luck – Bad Luck Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn’t have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field. One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village […]
Union is Strength
“Union is strength” This video demonstrates the truth of the statement much more forcibly than any story I can narrate. Kindly watch the visual presentation; it takes just a few moments. Please “cut and paste” the link below. To reinforce the lesson please watch this second video; only just a few more moments. ……………. Taken […]
Happiness
Happiness I am in desperate need of help — or I’ll go crazy. We’re living in a single room — my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell.” “Do you promise to do whatever I tell you?” said […]
Keep On Knocking
Keep on Knocking When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension check, and a recipe for chicken. Knowing he couldn’t live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his […]
Where There Is A Will There Is A Way
Where There Is A Will There Is A Way. We are easily overwhelmed with the problems that come our way in the normal course of the day and often we think they are insurmountable and that drains us of every energy. Sometimes we think it is impossible to go on. Whenever the little chap in […]
Procrastination
Procrastination Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone. And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race, He knows, I like him […]