A Simple Gesture
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all the books he was carrying, along with two
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Stories of Wisdom - Entertaining and Enlightening Stories
Inspiring entertaining and enlightening stories of wisdom from cultures all around the world. Enjoy and get inspired!
Which Are You? Carrot, Egg, and Coffee
A daughter complained to her father about life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to
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Gift of Insults
There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered
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The coackroach that never came out
In my house there's a sofa underneath which a lot of cockroaches live. Sometimes while I'm sitting at my couch a cockroach comes out so i am scared because of
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A Blue Ribbon to Make a Difference
True Story by: Helice Bridges MUST WATCH: Its Video Story A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference
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Teddy Stoddard Story
By: Elizabeth Silance Ballard Watch the video story: HERE There is a story many years ago of an elementary teacher. Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in
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Love Never Dies
When Nazi did the holocaust in Germany by burying alive the Jews, there also spread a story of undying love. A mother and her daughter happened to be captured as
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The Beautiful Flower In The Broken Pot
By: Author Unknown Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out
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You are a DOG
Sometimes back, a person came to me and told, "You know one thing, you are a DOG". I said, 'I am too happy as a Human Being and I have
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One Glass of Milk
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
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Rich Or Poor - How Rich Are You?
One day a rich father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day
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Heaven and Hell, The Real Difference
A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man, "Come, I will show you hell." They entered a room where a group of
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The Dream
By: Diarmuid Cronin He gently opened his eyes and the warm sun beat upon his face. He lay among the soft caress of the grass and a gentle wind embraced
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You Are My Life
By: Viraj Bhandare There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in
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The Prophet: On Children
By: Khalil Gilbran Watch the beautiful Video Movie ---- Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you
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Growing Good Corn
Source: inspirationpeak.com Author Unknown There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One
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A 'Yes' Face
Source: inspirationpeak.com By: Charles Swindoll During Thomas Jefferson's presidency he and a group of travelers were crossing a river that had overflowed its banks. Each man crossed on horseback fighting
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The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon
The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years. In 1952, on the island of Koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with
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Part of the Beautiful Flow
Source: inspirationpeak.com By: Jenni Piech Once upon a time there was a young merman who lived in a beautiful kingdom deep in the ocean. Ever since he had been born
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Celibacy in the Church
The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He's met by the reception committee, and after a whirlwind tour he is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad
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Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down
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Moving Rocks
A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him his box of cars and trucks, his plastic pail, and a shiny, red plastic
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Tale of the Stupid Oaf
When Nasruddin reaches Tekka's village, he inquires about customs and regulations in order to be a good citizen. The most important person was a man who lived near the center
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Do Something
A man distraught by all the pain and suffering he saw all around him broke down and banged his fists into the dirt. His head turns upward and he yells
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Time
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of
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The New Taxi Driver
For there was a job that she could not just leave, Susi had to work till late in her office. When she was done, she stopped a taxi to bring
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Losing Child
There was a young merchant and his son. The merchant had lost his wife and so loved his son very much. One day when the father was away from house
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Beware of Peace Symptoms
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could
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Enjoy Your Coffee
A group of alumni got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor
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The Price Of A Miracle
'My Daddy says only a miracle can save my brother now . . . so how much does a miracle cost?' Sally was only eight years old when she heard
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Time Management: Stones, Pebbles, Sand
One day, an old professor of the School of Public Management in France, was invited to lecture on the topic of “Efficient Time Management” in front of a group of
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Compassion is Seen Through the Eyes
That evening was a very cold evening in North Virginia, many many decades ago. The beard of the old man was covered with the winter ice while he was waiting
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The Goose and the Rooster
A maggid - a preacher - came to a small Jewish village. After delivering a series of public lectures, he visited the town's rav - the rabbi who helped the
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How gullible are we
Very is the answer, now I need a glass of something wet A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. He
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Installing Love
Subject: Installing Love: (Love V.4.0) Service Rep: Hello, you have reached the Heart Systems Software Company help desk. How may I help you? Customer: I just received your latest program
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The Miracle Lioness: Kalmuniak
SAMBURU , KENYA - In Biology, we know that there exist the thing called food chain. It could be like this: soil nutrients consumed by grass, grass consumed by deer
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Wealth, Success & Love
One day a woman answered a knock on the door of her little family home. To her great surprise, she saw three ancient and wise-looking men with long white beards
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To Hit the Right Spot
A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old
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A Suicidal Coward
A very rich wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge. Despite of all his riches, he could feel none of happiness but sorrow and emptiness hollow in his heart
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The Arrogance of the Young Pianist
A father, enrolled his 5 years old son to a music school to learn how to play piano, in the hope that the son would later grow up being a
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God! Grand Me Strength!
It was a merry afternoon at the hall. Oh, one could see that a toy-car race was being held, and the final round is a few minutes away. There were
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Puppy for Sale
A pet store decided to put on an interesting advertisement for kids, "Puppy for Sale". In just few moments, came a young boy, came into the store and asked, "How
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Sister and Brotherly Love
Source: Real Story, Anonymous I was born in a far village by the side of the mountains. Day by day, my parents plow the dry yellow soil with their backs
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Dream-Stealer
There was once a young girl who was very fond of dancing. Her skill in dancing was extraordinary and surpassed her dancing friends that she often appeared as the champion
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Cliff of The Lily
Once,somewhere near a deep isolated cliff, a very young lily flower sprouted out of the earth. But it was still very young at its age that it looked just like
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No Hair
In one party occasion, a head sergeant accidentally slipped his walk and his wine spilled over the hairless head of his general. The head sergeant was almost frightened to death
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The Concert According to Anton
A mother brought his son, Anton, who was still in kindergarten to go see a concert. In that pretty big concert, the performers enthusiastically displayed their skills. Along the concert
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Lawn mowing
A wife who had been nagging at her husband for days for doing the lawn finally found an effective way to have him do as she wanted. When the husband
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Puppy Sold
A small boy entered a pet shop, and asked the owner: "How much do you sell for that puppy?" The store owner said, "It would cost about 30-50 dollars." The
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Why Me?
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received
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The Love of the Apple Tree
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples,took
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Fishhead for the mother
After endless tiredless struggle of the great widow making ends meet raising her little four children, she finally can see them growing into great successful people of the society. One
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Threatening crisis
A president, a proffessor, a priest and an adventurer was flying with a private plane. However suddenly something unexpectedly bad happened to the plane during the flight. The pilot announced
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Let Go
One day, a kid was playing with a very expensive vase. He put his hand into the vase, and ups..stucked, he could not pull his hand out again. He started
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The Assignment
The young man was climbing the hill, slowly a step at a time. His bowed head seemed to indicate that something was bothering him. Perhaps he was lonely, or discouraged
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Where is God??
There were two very mischievous children. Their parents were overwhelmed with their behaviour. One day they heard of a religious teacher who were known for his skill in handling naughty
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Honesty
A priest informed his people that next week they would be discussing about honesty. They were expected to read verse 32 of Sulaiman. The next week, the priest started by
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Careful and careless
In a laboratorium, an old proffesor was holding a glass, within it is yellow liquid. "This is a urine sample from a diabetes patient," said the old teacher to all
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Rising the Child
A boy stole a book from his school, and told his mother about it when he got home. Hearing that, the mother did not get angry. Instead, she praised how
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The Harmful Neighbours
In a school east of America, there was a very reputated school. To enter the school, one need to have almost perfect mark, and the school fees can be compared
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A Priest and a Lad
There was once a lad who had been scholastic study abroad for a very long time before returning to his hometown. Upon his return, he asked his parents to find
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A Smile of a Life Saver
There was a guy who of a certain failure in his life decided to end his own life. He started a long journey along the city towards a bridge from
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Fresher than Fresh Coffee
One day around 7 AM in San Diego, when i was walking around, a man that aged around 35 years approached me with a very enthusiastic manner. Looked like he
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A penny of sincerity
During one of his travel around America, President Wilson stopped at Billings, Montana, and was going to give short speech from the train platform. Beside him was none other than
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The Rose of Sincerity
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose
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The Warm Heart in the Winter
That night the cold winter wind was blowing through my skin, but my heart warmed up at that time. We students who have been waiting in the open bus stop
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Physical Judgement
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home
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Signals
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for
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A Chance to Start Over
It was a cold December night in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison's factory was humming with activity. Work was proceeding on a variety of fronts as the great inventor
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The Little Soul and the Sun - Part 2
Part 1 - Little Soul and the Sun God said to the little soul, "You may choose to be any Part of God you wish to be. You are absolute
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Little Soul and The Sun
There once was a soul who knew itself to be the light. This was a new soul and so, anxious for experience. "I am the light" it said. "I am
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Always remember those who Serve
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a
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Giving When it Counts
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease
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Listen to your heart
Horror gripped the heart of a World War I soldier, as he saw his lifelong friend fell in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head
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Rules for being human
When you were born, you didn't come with an owner's manual; these guidelines make life work better. 1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it
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Stranded Starfish
A guest at a beach hotel was strolling along the beach when, in the distance, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. Intrigued, he decided to investigate. As
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You Do Make The Difference
If each grain of sand were to say: One grain does not make a mountain, There would be no land If each drop of water were to say: One drop
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