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Only One Move :: Awesome Short Story

Posted: February 24, 2012 by Vinay Jalan in Moral Stories
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  A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one [...]

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began… Honestly, No one in crowd really believed [...]

Children are the flowers of life! Do you think that they understand less than we do? You are wrong, they can feel more than we do, and in some ways feelings are more important than intellect. Maybe sometimes they don’t know what is good and what is bad, but they can always find happiness and joy [...]

“If you don’t really know where you want to go, it makes no difference which road you take.” How many of us are walking down roads that are leading nowhere? How many of us have a feeling that our lives could be happier and more prosperous but our current circumstances are holding us back and [...]

Everyday’s Miracles

Posted: January 8, 2012 by Vinay Jalan in Inspirational Poem
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Every ray of sunshine every drop of rain every starry night every sheaf of grain Balmy springtime breezes bluebird on the sill colorful leaves in autumn winter’s blustery chill. Every tiny heartbeat every breath you take every time you close your eyes every time you awake. Blessings taken for granted right before your eyes miracles [...]

The Meaning of Life

Posted: January 8, 2012 by Vinay Jalan in Life
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So what is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life? I don’t think any single answer can be ubiquitously shared and be applicable for everyone. So I’ll answer for myself, from my current state of understanding. I think the meaning of life is what ever meaning we give it—and we can literally give it [...]

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill. When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer [...]

Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. This particular year a few days before Christmas, he punished his little five-year-old daughter after learning that she had used up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. As money was [...]

MEANINGLESS GOALS

Posted: December 24, 2011 by Vinay Jalan in Moral Stories
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A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked the farmer “Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?” The [...]

Albert Einstein It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others [...]