Basic aim of this blog is to share good moral stories with moral to all of you . You will find short moral stories with morals here . More than 350 stories are shared in this blog Moral Stories , Inspirational Stories , Motivational Stories , Moral Tales There were three people in heaven who decided one day to play a round of golf at the heavenly country club . The first man stepped up to the tee , hit his drive , and watched as it headed straight for the water hazard . Just as the ball was about to land in the water , he raised his club , pointed it out over the water , and the waters parted , allowing the ball to land on dry ground . He walked out between the two columns of water , and hit a perfect second shot , right in the middle of the green . One of his partners said , " Wow , good shot , Moses ! " The second man walked up to the tee , hit his drive , and watched as it took a nearly identical flight path , straight toward the water . But when the ball hit , it landed and stayed right on top of the water . He walked out across the water and hit a second shot which was also identical , landing at the center of the green . Moses told him , " Hey , that 's a pretty good shot yourself , Jesus ! " Then the third man came to the tee box , teed up and hit his drive . The drive took a nasty slice and went straight into the trees , caroming off in the wrong direction , heading for the out - of - bounds marker . Right at that moment , a squirrel who happened to be nearby saw the ball and thought it might be good to eat , so it grabbed the ball and started running towards the fairway . When the squirrel was about halfway across the fairway , suddenly an eagle swooped down out of nowhere and grabbed the squirrel in its claws , flying away with both squirrel and ball . Just as the eagle 's flight took it across the green , it lost its grip on the squirrel and dropped it . The squirrel landed flat on its belly , jarring the ball loose , which then took two bounces and landed squarely in the center of the cup . Moses cast a disgusted glance at Jesus and said , " That 's why I can 't STAND to play golf with your Dad . " - - Received by email , original source unknown It 's a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave , lying lazily in the sun . Along comes a fox , out on a walk . Fox : " Do you know the time , because my watch is broken " Lion : " Oh , I can easily fix the watch for you " Fox : " Hmm . . . But it 's a very complicated mechanism , and your big claws will only destroy it even more . " Lion : " Oh no , give it to me , and it will be fixed " Fox : " That 's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches " Lion : " Sure they do , give it to me and it will be fixed " The lion disappears into his cave , and after a while he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly . The fox is impressed , and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun , looking very pleased with himself . Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun . Wolf : " Can I come and watch TV tonight with you , because mine is broken " Lion : " Oh , I can easily fix your TV for you " Wolf : " You don 't expect me to believe such rubbish , do you ? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV . Lion : " No problem . Do you want to try it ? " The lion goes into his cave , and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV . The wolf goes away happily and amazed . Scene : Inside the lion 's cave . In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments . In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself . Moral : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A MANAGER IS FAMOUS ; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES . Management Lesson in the context of the working world : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED ; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES Source : from an email forward A tailor was at work . He took a piece of cloth and with a pair of shining , costly , scissors , he cut the cloth into various bits . Then he put the pair of scissors at his feet . Then he took a small needle and thread and started to sew the bits of cloth , into a fine shirt . When the spell of sewing was over , he stuck the needle on to his turban . The tailor 's son who was watching it asked him : " Father , the scissors are costly and look so beautiful . But you throw them down at your feet . This needle is worth almost nothing ; you can get a dozen for an Anna . Yet , you place it carefully on your head itself . Is there any reason for this illogical Behaviour ? " " Yes , my son . The scissors have their function , no doubt ; but they only cut the cloth into bits . The needle , on the contrary , unites the bits and enhances the value of the cloth . Therefore , the needle to me is more precious and valuable . The value of a thing depends on its utility , son , not on its cost - price or appearance . " Similarly , there are two classes of people in the world - those who create dissensions and disharmony , who separate man from man ; and those who bring about peace and harmony , who unite people . * * * * * * * The former are generally the rich people , powerful politicians and kings ; the latter are generally the poor devotees of God , the penniless wandering monks , and mendicants . The Lord makes use of both to carry on his function of providing the field for the evolution of individual souls . He throws down on the dust the mighty kings and millionaires who create wars and disharmony ; and He keeps the poor , pious devotee over His own head . In His eyes the scale of values is entirely different ! Source : from an email forward The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn 't already know . I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder . I turned around to find a wrinkled , little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being . She said , " Hi , handsome . My name is Rose . I 'm eighty - seven years old . Can I give you a hug ? " I laughed and enthusiastically responded , " Of course you may ! " and she gave me a giant squeeze . " Why are you in college at such a young , innocent age ? " I asked . She jokingly replied , " I 'm here to meet a rich husband , get married , have a couple of children , and then retire and travel . " " No seriously , " I asked . I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age . " I always dreamed of having a college education and now I 'm getting one ! " she told me . After class we walked to the student union building and share a chocolate milkshake . We became instant friends . Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop . I was always mesmerized listening to this " time machine " as she shared her wisdom and experience with me . Over the course of the year , Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went . She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students . She was living it up . At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet . I 'll never forget what she taught us . She was introduced and stepped up to the podium . As she began to deliver her prepared speech , she dropped her three by five cards on the floor . Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said , " I 'm sorry I 'm so jittery . I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me ! I 'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know . " As we laughed she cleared her throat and began : " We do not stop playing because we are old ; we grow old because we stop playing . There are only few secretDaisy There was a good - natured millionaire in the town . Three beggars thought of approaching him for help . The first man went to the millionaire and said : " O Lord ! I want five rupees . Please give me . " The millionaire was taken aback at this man 's impudence . " What ! You demand five rupees from me as though I owe you the money ! How dare you ? How can I afford to give five rupees to a single beggar ? Here , take these two rupees and get away , " he said . The man went away with the two rupees . The next beggar went to the millionaire and said : " Oh Lord ! I have not taken a square meal for the past ten days . Please help me . " " How much do you want ? " asked the millionaire . " Whatever you give me , Maharaj , " replied the beggar . " Here , take this ten rupee note . You can have nice food for at least three days . " The beggar walked away with the ten rupee note . The third beggar came . " Oh Lord , I have heard about your noble qualities . Therefore , I have come to see you . Men of such charitable disposition are verily the manifestations of God on earth , " he said . " Please sit down , " said the millionaire . " You appear to be tired . Please take this food , " he said , and offered food to the beggar . " Now please tell me what I can do for you . " " Oh Lord , " replied the beggar ; " I merely came to meet such a noble personage that you are . You have given me this rich food already . What more need I get from you ? You have already shown extraordinary kindness towards me . May God bless you ! " But the millionaire , struck by the beggar 's spirit , begged of the beggar to remain with him , built a decent house for him in his own compound , and looked after him for the rest of his life . God is like this good millionaire . Three classes of people approach Him , with three different desires and prayers . There is the greedy man full of vanity , full of arrogance , full of desires . He demands the objects of worldly enjoyment from God . Since this man , whatever be his vile desires , has had the good sense to approach God , He grants him some part of the desired objects ( even these very soon pass aPosted by When the great library of Alexandria burned , the story goes , one book was saved . But it was not a valuable book ; and so a poor man , who could read a little , bought it for a few coppers . The book wasn 't very interesting , but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed . It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the " Touchstone " ! The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold . The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it . But the secret was this : The real stone would feel warm , while ordinary pebbles are cold . So the man sold his few belongings , bought some simple supplies , camped on the seashore , and began testing pebbles . He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold , he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times . So , when he felt one that was cold , he threw it into the sea . He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone . Yet he went on and on this way . Pick up a pebble . Cold - throw it into the sea . Pick up another . Throw it into the sea . The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months . One day , however , about midafternoon , he picked up a pebble and it was warm . He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done . He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along , he still threw it away . So it is with opportunity . Unless we are vigilant , it 's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it 's just as easy to throw it away . Source : from an email forward Posted by The Wise SongbirdOnce upon a time there was a golden songbird that lived in a beautiful garden . It spent all its days singing the loveliest songs to the honour of its maker and the delight of all the people who heard it . But the keeper of the garden , who was a foolish and greedy man , coveted the little songster , and one day he made a cunning net in which he snared it . The little bird begged the man to release him and promised to tell him three great secrets if only he would let him go . Now the gardener really was a very greedy man and rubbing his hands together , he eagerly released the bird . Then the songbird told him it 's three great secrets : Never believe all that you hear ; Never regret what you have never lost , and never throw away that which you have in your keeping . The gardener was furious when he heard this and said he had known these so - called ' secrets ' since he was a little child and shouted that the bird had tricked him . But the songbird quietly replied that if the man had really known these three secrets , or only the last of them , he would never have let him go . Then the bird added : " I have a most precious jewel weighing over three ounces hidden inside me and whoever possesses that marvellous stone will have every wish granted . " On hearing this , the keeper roared like a lion and cursed himself for setting the songster free . But the little bird only added fuel to his rage by explaining that since he weighed no more than half an ounce at most , as anyone with eyes could plainly see , how was it possible that a gem weighing more than three ounces could be hidden within it 's tiny body ? At that the man tore his hair and lunged at the bird in a towering rage , but the little songbird flew to a nearby branch and added sweetly : " Since you never had the jewel in your hands you are already regretting what you never lost , and believing what I told you , you threw it away by setting me free . " Then the little songbird told the man to study well these three great secrets and so become as wise as the bird himself ! Source : from an Daisy GOD created the DONKEY and told him , ' You will work tireless from sunrise up to sunset , carrying heavy bags on your back , you will eat grass . You will not have intelligence and you will live 50 years . You will be a DONKEY ! ' The DONKEY answered , ' I will be a DONKEY , but living 50 years is too much , give me only 20 years ! ' and GOD gave him 20 years . GOD created DOG and told him ' You will look after man 's house , you will be his best friend , you will eat whatever they give you and you will live 25years , You will be a DOG ! ' The DOG answered ' GOD , living 25 years is too much , give only 10 years ! ' and GOD gave him 10 years . GOD created the MONKEY and told him , ' you will jump from branch to branch you will do silly things , you will be amusing and you will live 20 years , you will be a MONKEY ! ' The MONKEY answered ' GOD , living 20 years is too much , give me only 10 years ! ' and GOD gave him 10 years . Finally , GOD created MAN and told him , ' you will be a MAN the only rational being on this earth and you will use your intelligence to control other animals , you will dominate the world and you will live for 20 years . The MAN answered , GOD I will be a man but living 20 years is not enough , why don 't you give me the 30 years that the DONKEY refused , the 15 years that the DOG didn 't want and the 10 years that the MONKEY refused ? ' That was exactly what GOD did , and since then : MAN lives 20 years like a MAN , then he gets married and spends 30 years like a DONKEY , working and carrying the load on his back . Then , when his children leave he spends 15 years like DOG looking after the house and eating whatever is given to him . Then he gets old , retires and spends 10 years like a MONKEY , jumping from house to house or from children to children , doing silly things to amuse his grandchildren ! Source : from an email forward A Rebellious Little BirdThere was once a little bird who decided to rebel against tradition , and when it came time to fly south for the winter , he decided to stay behind . All the other birds flew south for the warmer weather , leaving the rebellious one alone . Of course , it wasn 't long before the little bird discovered he had made a terrible mistake . Winter set in and it became very cold . So , he decided that he had better take off and fly south like his friends . He started flying , but didn 't get very far before the cold north wind began to freeze his wings , and he went plummeting down , down , down . . . He fell straight down from the sky , through an open hole in the rooftop of a nearby barn , and directly into a fresh pile of cow dung . Well , the warmth thawed out his wings , and soon he was feeling fine again . But , as his little head popped out from the smelly dung , along came a cat who plucked him up and ate him . Moral : Whenever you end up in a pile of DoDo it may not necessarily be a bad thing , and everyone that comes to pull you out of your DoDo may not necessarily be a good thing . Source : from an email forward Once upon a time there were two screws fastening a vital part of a gasoline engine . One of the screws was haughty and proud of it 's shining head . The second screw was quiet , intent only on doing its job to the best of its ability . One day a speck of rust appeared on the head of the second screw . Filled with vain pride of its own beauty , the first screw began to laugh at the second . " Your head is tarnished , " the first said to the second . " Look at you . Your perfect luster is gone . " The second screw said nothing . Instead , it concentrated on what it was doing . " How ugly you have become , " the first screw chortled , " and how beautiful I have remained . " Then it began to laugh so hard at the second screw that it failed to notice that it was working itself loose . Finally it dropped off the engine and plunged into a small pool of dirty oil below . With the first screw no longer holding up its end of the load , the second was faced with doing the work of two . Meanwhile the first screw , now covered with grimy oil , wailed and lamented . " Just look at me ! I 'm dirty and filthy and all my beauty is gone . By laughing at the blemish on my friend the second screw , I worked myself loose and fell into the muck . Now I 'm doomed . " Now , it just so happened that a short time later the owner of the engine started it up . He immediately noticed that something didn 't sound right - - the engine was running rough . When he checked , he instantly saw that one of the two screws holding the vital part was missing . " Ah ha ! " the owner said . " One of the screws must have worked itself loose and fell to the ground , but I don 't see it . Maybe it fell into that puddle of old oil . " The owner reached into the oil and found the missing screw . " Look at you , " the owner said . " You 're all covered with grime and oil . How ugly you are . But I will fix that right away . " The owner reached for a nearby rag and wiped all the oil and grime off the first screw until it shone even brighter than before . Then he replaced it on the part . Before he turned away , he noticed a little speck Daisy Dear Dad , . . . . . A father passing by his teenage daughter 's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy . Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the centre of the pillow . It was addressed " Dad " . With the worst premonition , he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands : - Dear Dad , It is with great regret and sorrow that I 'm writing you , but I 'm leaving home . I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you . I 've been finding real passion with Randy and he is so nice to me . I know when you meet him you 'll like him too - even with all his piercing , tattoos , and motorcycle clothes . But it 's not only the passion Dad , I 'm pregnant and Randy said that he wants me to have the kid and that we can be very happy together . Even though Randy is much older than me ( anyway , 42 isn 't so old these days is it ? ) , and has no money , really these things shouldn 't stand in the way of our relationship , don 't you agree ? Randy has a great CD collection ; he already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter . It 's true he has other girlfriends as well but I know he 'll be faithful to me in his own way . He wants to have many more children with me and that 's now one of my dreams too . Randy taught me that marijuana doesn 't really hurt anyone and he 'll be growing it for us and we 'll trade it with our friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want . In the meantime , we 'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better ; he sure deserves it ! ! Don 't worry Dad , I 'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself . Someday I 'm sure we 'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren . Your loving daughter , Rosie . At the bottom of the page were the letters " PTO " . Hands still trembling , her father turned the sheet , and read : PS : Dad , none of the above is true . I 'm over at the neighbour 's house . I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card Posted by A girl in love asked her boyfriend . Girl : Tell me . Who do you love most in this world ? Boy : You , of course ! Girl : In your heart , what am I to you ? Boy : The boy thought for a moment and looked intently in her eyes and said , " You are my rib . It was said that God saw that Adam was lonely , during his sleep , God took one of Adam 's rib and created Eve . Every man has been searching for his missing rib , only when you find the woman of your life , you 'll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart . " After their wedding , the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while . However , the youthful couple began to drift apart due to the busy schedule of life and the never - ending worries of daily problems , their life became mundane . All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other . The couple began to have more quarrels and each quarrel became more heated . One day , after the quarrel , the girl ran out of the house . At the opposite side of the road , she shouted , " You don 't love me ! " The boy hated her childishness and out of impulse , retorted , " Maybe , it was a mistake for us to be together ! You were never my missing rib ! " Suddenly , she turned quiet and stood there for a long while . He regretted what he said but words spoken are like thrown away water , you can never take it back . With tears , she went home to pack her things and was determined in breaking - up . Before she left the house , " If I 'm really not your missing rib , please let me go . " She continued , " It is less painful this way . Let us go on our separate ways and search for our own partners . " Five years went by . . . He never remarried but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly . She had left the country and back . She had married a foreigner and divorced . He felt anguished that she never waited for him . In the dark and lonely night , he lit his cigarette and felt the lingering ache in his heart . He couldn 't bring himself to admit that he was missing her . One day , they finally met . At the airport , a place where there werePosted by The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper . Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree . Nevertheless , the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said , " This is for you , Momma . " The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction , but her anger flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty . She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner . " Don 't you know , young lady , when you give someone a present there 's supposed to be something inside the package ? " She had tears in her eyes and said , " Oh , Momma , it 's not empty ! I blew kisses into it until it was full . " The mother was crushed . She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl , and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger . An accident took the life of the child only a short time later , and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life . Whenever she was discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there . In a very real sense , each of us , as human beings , have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children , family , friends and GOD . There is no more precious possession anyone could hold . Source : from an email forward A Mouse who always lived on the land , by an unlucky chance , formed an intimate acquaintance with a Frog , who lived , for the most part , in the water . One day , the Frog was intent on mischief . He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own . Thus joined together , the Frog led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they usually searched for food . After this , he gradually led him towards the pond in which he lived , until reaching the banks of the water , he suddenly jumped in , dragging the Mouse with him . The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly , and swam croaking about , as if he had done a good deed . The unhappy Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water , and his poor dead body floating about on the surface . A Hawk observed the foating Mouse from the sky , and dove down and grabbed it with his talons , carrying it back to his nest . The Frog , being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse , was also carried off a prisoner , and was eaten by the Hawk . MORAL : " Choose your allies carefully " Source : from an email forward Scene It 's a fine sunny day in the forest , and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow , tippy - tapping on his typewriter . Along comes a fox , out for a walk . Fox " What are you working on ? " Rabbit " My thesis . " Fox " Hmmm . What 's it about ? " Rabbit " Oh , I 'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes . " ( incredulous pause ) Fox " That 's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don 't eat foxes . " Rabbit " Sure they do , and I can prove it . Come with me . " They both disappear into the rabbit 's burrow . After a few minutes , the rabbit returns , alone , to his typewriter and resumes typing . Soon , a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit . Wolf " What 's that you 're writing ? " Rabbit " I 'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves . " ( loud guffaws ) Wolf " You don 't expect to get such rubbish published , do you ? " Rabbit " No problem . Do you want to see why ? " The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow , and again the rabbit returns by himself , after a few minutes , and goes back to typing . Scene : inside the rabbit 's burrow . In one corner , there is a pile of fox bones . In another corner , a pile of wolf bones . On the other side of the room , a huge lion is belching and picking his teeth . Moral : It doesn 't matter what you choose for a thesis subject . It doesn 't matter what you use for data . What does matter is who you have for a thesis advisor . Source : from an email forward There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle , eating delicious fruit when hungry , and resting when tired . One day he came upon a house , where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful apples . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest . He sniffed the apples and smelled nothing . He tried to eat them , but hurt his teeth . They were made of wood , but they were beautiful , and when the other monkeys saw them , he held onto them even tighter . He admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle . They glistened red in the sun , and seemed perfect to him . He became so attached to them , that he didn 't even notice his hunger at first . A fruit tree reminded him , but he felt the apples in his hands . He couldn 't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit . In fact , he couldn 't relax , either , if he was to defend his apples . A proud , but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails . The apples became heavier , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind . He was tired , hungry , and he couldn 't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands full . What if he just let go ? Letting go of such valuable things seemed crazy , but what else could he do ? He was so tired . Seeing the next fruit tree , and smelling it 's fruit was enough . He dropped the wooden apples and reached up for his meal . He was happy again . * * * * * * * * * Like that little monkey , we sometimes carry things that seem too valuable to let go . A man carries an image of himself as " productive " - carries it like a shiny wooden apple . But in reality , his busyness leaves him tired , and hungry for a better life . Still , letting go seems crazy . Even his worries are sacred apples - they prove he 's " doing everything he can . " He holds onto them compulsively . Source : from an email forward Once there was a monk who lived in a village . One day a young village girl became pregnant and was unmarried . She did not want to expose her boyfriend . Out of fear when her parents asked her who is responsible , she pointed her finger to that monk . Her parents were infuriated . The next day , the whole village turned up to blame the him . " How could you ? " " You dirty old man ! " " You are a disgrace ! " " Get out of our village , you hypocrite ! " Some villagers even threaten his life . After listening to all the accusations , what he said was " Is that so ? " and went back to meditate . Months went by ; the young girl gave birth to a baby . The parents of the young girl were forced to find a father for the child . The parents and the villagers went up to approach him saying " You are responsible for this baby ; therefore you should bring up the baby ! " Once again , he said " Is that so ? " He took the young baby in his arms and went back . By this time he has lost his reputation but it did not trouble him . He took very good care for this baby and he manages to obtain milk and everything the child needed from his neighbors . After a year , he young girl felt ashamed and guilty and wanted to see her baby . She finally told the real story to her parents . When all the villagers came to know the truth , they all felt ashamed of having wrong him . So all of them gathered and went to the monk asking for forgiveness . Once again , after listening to them said " Is that so ? " He handed the baby back to the young girl . * * * * * * * * When you are right , one thousand angels swearing that you are wrong does not matter . But when you are wrong , ten thousand angels swearing that you are right will not make any difference . Source : from an email forward Posted by My husband is S / W Engineer by profession , I love him for his steady nature and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders . Two years of courtship and now , five years into marriage , I would have to admit , that I am getting tired of it . The reasons of me loving him before , has now transformed into the cause of all my restlessness . I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a relationship and my feelings . I yearn for the romantic moments , like a little girl yearning for candy . My husband is my complete opposite ; his lack of sensitivity , and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about LOVE . One day , I finally decided to tell him my decision , that I wanted a divorce . " Why ? " he asked , shocked . " I am tired . There are no reasons for everything in the world ! " I answered . He kept silent the whole night , seemingly in deep thought . My feeling of disappointment only increased . Here was a man who was not able to even express his predicament , so what else could I expect from him ? And finally he asked me : " What can I do to change your mind ? " Somebody said it right . . . It 's hard to change a person 's personality , and I guess , I have started losing faith in him . Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered : " Here is the question . If you can answer and convince my heart , I will change my mind . Let 's say , I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff , and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death . Will you do it for me ? " He said : " I will give you your answer tomorrow . . . . " My hopes just sank by listening to his response . I woke up the next morning to find him gone , and saw a piece of paper with his scratchy handwriting underneath a milk glass , on the dining table near the front door , that goes . . . . My dear , " I would not pick that flower for you , but . . . . please allow me to explain the reasons further . . . . . This first line was already breaking my heart . I continued reading . " When you use the computer you always mess up the Software programPosted by As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school , she told the children an untruth . Like most teachers , she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same . However , that was impossible , because there in the front row , slumped in his seat , was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard . Mrs . Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children , that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath . In addition , Teddy could be unpleasant . It got to the point where Mrs . Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen , making bold X 's and then putting a big " F " at the top of his papers . At the school where Mrs . Thompson taught , she was required to review each child 's past records and she put Teddy 's off until last . However , when she reviewed his file , she was in for a surprise . Teddy 's first grade teacher wrote , " Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh . He does his work neatly and has good manners . . . He is a joy to be around . . " His second grade teacher wrote , " Teddy is an excellent student , well liked by his classmates , but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle . " His third grade teacher wrote , " His mother 's death has been hard on him . He tries to do his best , but his father doesn 't show much interest , and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren 't taken . " Teddy 's fourth grade teacher wrote , " Teddy is withdrawn and doesn 't show much interest in school . He doesn 't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class . " By now , Mrs . Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself . She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents , wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper , except for Teddy 's . His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy , brown paper that he got from a grocery bag . Mrs . Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents . Some of the children started to laugh when shPosted by Once upon a time there was a fish . And just because it was a fish , it had lived all its life in the water and knew nothing whatever about anything else but water . And one day as it swam about in the lake where all its days had been spent , it happened to meet a turtle of its acquaintance who had just come back from a little excursion on the land . " Good day , Mr . Turtle ! " said the fish . " I have not seen you for a long time . Where have you been ? " " Oh " , said the turtle , " I have just been for a trip on dry land . " " On dry land ! " exclaimed the fish . " What do you mean by on dry land ? There is no dry land . I had never seen such a thing . Dry land is nothing . " " Well , " said the turtle good - naturedly . " If you want to think so , of course you may ; there is no one who can hinder you . But that 's where I 've been , all the same . " " Oh , come , " said the fish . " Try to talk sense . Just tell me now what is this land of yours like ? Is it all wet ? " " No , it is not wet , " said the turtle . " Is it nice and fresh and cool ? " asked the fish . " No , it is not nice and fresh and cool , " the trutle replied . " Is it clear so that light can come through it ? " " No , it is not clear . Light cannot come through it . " " Is it soft and yielding , so that I can move my fins about in it and push my nose through it ? " " No , it is not soft and yielding . You could not swim in it . " " Does it move or flow in streams ? " " No , it neither moves nor flows in streams . " " Does it ever rise up into waves then , with white foams in them ? " asked the fish , impatient at this string of Noes . " No ! " replied the turtle , truthfully . " It never rises up into waves that I have seen . " " There now , " exclaimed the fish triumphantly . " Didn 't I tell you that this land of yours was just nothing ? I have just asked , and you have answered me that it is neither wet nor cool , not clear nor soft and that it does not flow in streams nor rise up into waves . And if it isn 't a single one of these things what else is it but nothing ? Don 't tell me . " " Well , well " , said the turtle , " If you are determined to think that dry land is nothing , Posted by The Catalina Island is twenty - one miles away from the coast of California , and many people have taken the challenge to swim across it . On July 4th 1952 , Florence Chadwick stepped into the water off Catalina Island to swim across to the California coast . She started well and on course , but later fatigue set in , and the weather became cold . She persisted , but fifteen hours later , numb and cold , she asked to be taken out of the water . After she recovered , she was told that she had been pulled out only half a mile away from the coast . She commented that she could have made it , if the fog had not affected her vision and she would have just seen the land . She promised that this would be the only time that she would ever quit . She went back to her rigorous training . And two months later she swam that same channel . The same thing happened . The fatigue set in , and the fog obscured her view , but this time she swam with faith and vision of the land in her mind . She knew that somewhere behind the fog was land . She succeeded and became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel . She even broke the men 's record by two hours . SUCCESS PRINCIPLESWhen you set your goal , keep pressing on even when you are tired , physically and mentally , and even though there are many challenges ahead . Keep the vision of your goal crystal clear before you and never , never , never … give up ! See the reaching , commit to it , and you will surely see your goal realized . Source : from an email forward . There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm . He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods . He Practiced in the woods , but he could never hit the target . Getting A little discouraged , he headed back for dinner . As he was Walking back he saw Grandma 's pet duck . Just out of impulse , he let the slingshot fly , hit the duck Square in the head , and killed it . He was shocked and grieved . In a panic , he hid the dead duck in the wood pile , only to see His sister watching ! Sally had seen it all , but she said nothing . After lunch the next day Grandma said , " Sally , let 's wash the Dishes . " But Sally said , " Grandma , Johnny told me he wanted to help in The kitchen . " Then she whispered to him , " Remember the duck ? " So Johnny did the dishes . Later that day , Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go Fishing and Grandma said , " I 'm sorry but I need Sally to help make Supper . " Sally just smiled and said , " Well that 's all right because Johnny told Me he wanted to help . " She whispered again , " Remember the duck ? " So Sally Went fishing and Johnny stayed to help . After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally 's , He finally couldn 't stand it any longer . He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck . Grandma knelt down , gave him a hug , and said , " Sweetheart , I know . You see , I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing , but because I love you , I forgave you . I was just wondering how long You would let Sally make a slave of you . " * * * * * * * * * * Thought for the day and every day thereafter ? Whatever is in your past , whatever you have done . . . And the devil Keeps throwing it up in your face ( lying , cheating , debt , fear , bad Habits , hatred , anger , bitterness , etc . ) . . . . whatever it is . . . . You need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing . . . . . He has seen your whole life . He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven . He 's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave Of you . The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness , HDaisy A Nice Article about Love - by Swami VivekanandaI once had a friend who grew to be very close to me . Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool , she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me , and said this : " You see this water carefully contained on my hand ? It symbolizes Love . " This was how I saw it : As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there , it will always be there . However , if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it , it will spill through the first cracks it finds . This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love . . . they try to posses it , they demand , they expect . . . And just like the water spilling out of your hand , love will retrieve from you . For love is meant to be free , you cannot change its nature . If there are people you love , allow them to be free beings . Give and don 't expect . Advise , but don 't order . Ask , but never demand . It might sound simple , but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice . It is the secret to true love . To truly practice it , you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love , and yet an unconditional caring . " Passing thought . . . Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take ; but by the moments that take our breath away . . . . . Life is beautiful ! ! ! Live it ! ! ! Source : from an email forward A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard . She did not recognize them . She said " I don 't think I know you , but you must be hungry . Please come in and have something to eat . " " Is the man of the house home ? " , they asked . " No " , she replied . " He 's out . " " Then we cannot come in " , they replied . In the evening when her husband came home , she told him what had happened . " Go tell them I am home and invite them in ! " The woman went out and invited the men in " " We do not go into a House together , " they replied . " Why is that ? " she asked . One of the old men explained : " His name is Wealth , " he said pointing to one of his friends , and said pointing to another one , " He is Success , and I am Love . " Then he added , " Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home . " The woman went in and told her husband what was said . Her husband was overjoyed . " How nice ! ! " , he said . " Since that is the case , let us invite Wealth . Let him come and fill our home with wealth ! " His wife disagreed . " My dear , why don 't we invite Success ? " Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house . She jumped in with her own suggestion : " Would it not be better to invite Love ? Our home will then be filled with love ! " " Let us heed our daughter 's advice , " said the husband to his wife . " Go out and invite Love to be our guest . " The woman went out and asked the 3 old men , " Which one of you is Love ? Please come in and be our guest . " Love got up and started walking toward the house . The other 2 also got up and followed him . Surprised , the lady asked Wealth and Success : " I only invited Love , Why are you coming in ? " The old men replied together : " If you had invited Wealth or Success , the other two of us would 've stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever He goes , we go with him . Wherever there is Love , there is also Wealth and Success ! ! ! ! ! ! " Source : from an email forward . A shopkeeper watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop . He shoos him away . But later , the dog is back inside again . So he goes over to the dog and notices that it has a note in its mouth . He takes the note and it reads " Can I have 12 soaps and a shampoo bottle , please . The money is with the dog . " The shopkeeper looks inside the dogs mouth and to his surprise there is a 100 rupees note in his mouth . So he take s the money and puts the soap , shampoo and change in a bag , and then places it in the dogs mouth . The shopkeeper is so impressed , and since it is the closing time , he decides to follow the dog . The dog is walking down the street , when it comes to the zebra crossing , he waits till the signal turns green . He walks across the road till the bus stop . He waits on the stop and looks up the timetable for the bus . The shopkeeper is totally out of his mind as the dog gets into the bus and sit on a vacant seat . The shopkeeper follows the dog . The dog waits for the conductor to come to his seat . He give a the change to the conductor and shows him the neck belt to keep the ticket . The shopkeeper is almost fainting at this sight and so are the other people in the bus . The dog then moves to the front exit of the door and waits for the bus stop to arrive , looking outside . As soon as the stop is in sight he wags his tail to inform the driver to stop . Then not ven waiting for the bus stop to arrive the dog jumps out and runs to the house nearby . It opens the big iron gate and rushes towards the door . As it approaches the door , he changes his mind and wals towards the garden . The dog walks up to the window and beats his head several times on the window . It then walks back to the door and waits . The shopkeeper maintaining his sense walks up to the door and watches a big guy open the door . The guy starts beating , kicking and abusing the dog . The shopkeeper is surprised and runs to stop the guy . The shopkeeper questions the guy " What in the heaven are you doing ? The dog is a geniuPosted by Put three pots of water over the fire In the first pot , put some carrots In the second pot , put some eggs In the third pot , put some coffee beans that have been grounded into coffee powder . Boil all three pots for 15 minutes . Take out what you put in . The carrots went in hard they are now soft . The eggs went in soft inside , now they are hard inside . The coffee powder has disappeared . But the water has the colour and the wonderful smell of coffee . Now think about life . Life is not always easy . Life is not always comfortable . Sometimes life is very hard . Things don 't happen like we wish . People don 't treat us like we hope . We work very hard but get few results . What happens when we face difficulties ? Now think about the pots . The boiling water is like the problems of life . We can be like the carrots . We go in tough and strong . We come out soft and weak . We get very tired . We lose hope . We give up . There is no more fighting spirit . Don 't be like the carrots . We can be like the eggs . We start with a soft and sensitive heart . We end up very hard and unfeeling inside . We hate others . We don 't like ourselves . We become hard - hearted . There is no warm feeling only bitterness . Don 't be like the eggs ! We can be like the coffee beans . The water does not change the coffee powder . The coffee powder changes the water ! The water has become different because of the coffee powder . See it . Smell it . Drink it . The hotter the water , the better the test We can be like the coffee beans . We make something good from the difficulties we face . We learn new things . We have new knowledge , new skills , new abilities We grow in experience . We make the world around us better . To succeed , we must try . . . and try again . We must believe in what we are doing . We must not give up . We must be patient . We must keep pushing . Problems and difficulties give us the chance to become stronger and better and tougher . What are we like when thing do not go well ? Are we like the carrot . . . . or the egg . . . . or the coffee bean ? Be like the coffee bean ! Source : form aPosted by Come with me to a third grade classroom . . . . . There is a nine - year - old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden , there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet . He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened . It 's never happened before , and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it . . When the girls find out , they 'll never speak to him again as long as he lives . The boy believes his heart is going to stop ; he puts his head down and prays this prayer , " Dear God , this is an emergency ! I need help now ! Five minutes from now I 'm dead meat . " He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered . As the teacher is walking toward him , a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water . Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy 's lap . The boy pretends to be angry , but all the while is saying to himself , " Thank you , Lord ! Thank you , Lord ! " Now all of a sudden , instead of being the object of ridicule , the boy is the object of sympathy . The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out . All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk . The sympathy is wonderful . But as life would have it , the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie . She tries to help , but they tell her to get out . " You 've done enough , you klutz ! " Finally , at the end of the day , as they are waiting for the bus , the boy walks over to Susie and whispers , " You did that on purpose , didn 't you ? " Susie whispers back , " I wet my pants once too . " May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good . Each and everyone one of us are going through tough times right now , but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can . Source : form an email forward One rich man owned 19 horses when he died . In his last will and teastament he had written that upon his death , half the horses he owned should go to his only son ; one fourth to the village temple and one fifth to the faithful servant . The village elders could not stop scratching their heads . How can they give half of the 19 horses to the son ? You cannot cut up a horse . They puzzled over this dilemma for more than two weeks and then decided to send for a wise man who was living in a neighbouring village . The wise man came riding on his horse and asked the villagers if he can be of any help to them . The village elders told him about the rich man 's last will and testament which stated that half of the ( 19 ) horses must be given to his only son , one fourth must go to the temple and one fifth to the faithful servant . The wise man said he will immediately solve their problem without any delay whatsoever . He had the 19 horses placed in a row standing next to one another . Then he added his own horse as the 20 th horse . Now he went about giving half of the 20 horses - that is ten horses to the son . One fourth of 20 - that is 5 horses were given to the temple committee . One fifth of twenty - that is 4 horses were given to the faithful servant . Ten plus five plus four made 19 horses . The remaining 20 th horse was his own which he promptly mounted , spoke a few inspiring words , and rode back home . The villagers were simply dumfounded , full of disbelief and filled with admiration . And the parting words of the wise man were inscribed in their hearts and minds which they greatly cherished and passed on to their succeeding generations till today . The wise man said : In our daily lives , in our daily affairs , simply add God 's name and then go about facing the day 's happenings . Ever come across problems in life that are seemingly insurmountable ? ( Like the villagers , do we feel that such problems cannot be solved ? ) . The wise man continued : Add the God Principle in our daily lives and the problems will become lighter and eventually will disapPosted by A little boy went into a drug store , reached for a soda carton and ask him for a Phone Call . Shop - owner replied Sweety this is no a STD , but you can do one call . The store - owner observed and listened to the conversation : The boy asked , " Lady , Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn ? The woman replied , " I already have someone to cut my lawn . " " Lady , I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now . " replied boy . The woman responded that she was very satisfied with the person who was presently cutting her lawn . The little boy found more perseverance and offered , " Lady , I 'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk , so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of North - Palm beach , Florida . " Again the woman answered in the negative . With a smile on his face , the little boy replaced the receiver . The store - owner , who was listening to all this , walked over to the boy and said , " Son . . . I like your attitude ; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job . " The little boy replied , " No thanks , I was just checking my performance with the job I already have . I am the one who is working for that lady , I was talking to ! " Source : form an email forward About ten years ago , a young and very successful executive named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street . He was going a bit too fast in his sleek , black , 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE , which was only two months old . He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something . As his car passed , no child darted out , but a brick sailed out and - WHUMP ! - it smashed Into the Jag 's shiny black side door ! SCREECH . . ! ! ! ! Brakes slammed ! Gears ground into reverse , and tires madly spun the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown . Josh jumped out of the car , grabbed the kid and pushed him up against a parked car . He shouted at the kid , " What was that all about and who are you ? Just what the heck are you doing ? ! " Building up a head of steam , he went on . " That 's my new Jag , that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money . Why did you throw it ? " " Please , mister , please . . . I 'm sorry ! I didn 't know what else to do ! " Pleaded the youngster . " I threw the brick because no one else would stop ! " Tears were dripping down the boy 's chin as he pointed around the parked car . " It 's my brother , mister , " he said . " He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can 't lift him up . " Sobbing , the boy asked the executive , " Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair ? He 's hurt and he 's too heavy for me . " Moved beyond words , the young executive tried desperately to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat . Straining , he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts , checking to see that everything was going to be OK . He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home . It was a long walk back to the sleek , black , shining , 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE - a long and slow walk . Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar . He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention . . . Some briPosted by A man came home from work late , tired and irritated , to find his 5 - year old son waiting for him at the door . SON : " Daddy , may I ask you a question ? " DAD : " Yeah sure , what is it ? " replied the man . SON : " Daddy , how much do you make an hour ? " DAD : " That 's none of your business . Why do you ask such a thing ? " the man said angrily . SON : " I just want to know . Please tell me , how much do you make an hour ? " DAD : " If you must know , I make Rs . 100 an hour . " " Oh , " the little boy replied , with his head down . Looking up , he said , " Daddy , may I please borrow Rs . 50 ? " The father was furious , " If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense , then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed . Think about why you are being so selfish . I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior . " The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door . The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy 's questions . How dare he ask such questions only to get some money ? After about an hour or so , the man had calmed down , and started to think : Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs . 50 and he really didn 't ask for money very often . The man went to the door of the little boy 's room and opened the door . " Are you asleep , son ? " He asked . No daddy , I 'm awake , " replied the boy . " I 've been thinking , maybe I was too hard on you earlier , " said the man . " It 's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you . Here 's the Rs . 50 you asked for . " The little boy sat straight up , smiling . " Oh , thank you daddy ! " He yelled . Then , reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills . The man , seeing that the boy already had money , started to get angry again . The little boy slowly counted out his money , and then looked up at his father . " Why do you want more money if you already have some ? " the father grumbled . " Because I didn 't have enough , but now I do , " the little boy replied . " Daddy , I have Rs . 100 now . Can I buy an hour of your time ? Please come home earPosted by