Archive for the ‘Moral Stories’ Category

 At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one Monday at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. He’d had his wisdom teeth extracted. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I [...]

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 hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the [...]

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 [...]

Criticizing is Easy, Art is Difficult – Why? – Read this beautiful story of a painter. Once upon a time there was a painter who had just completed his course under disciple hood of a great painter. This young artist decided to assess his skills of skills so he decided to give his best strokes on the canvass. [...]

The Wooden Bowl

Posted: January 9, 2012 by Carossell in Life, Moral Stories, Parents
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When [...]

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 [...]

FAMILY…..

Posted: December 23, 2011 by Carossell in Moral Stories, Must Reads, Parents
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by, “Oh excuse me please” was my reply. He said, “Please excuse me too; I wasn’t watching for you. We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a different story is told, How we treat [...]

I Believe

Posted: December 23, 2011 by kittuteja in Moral Stories
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I believe- That we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I believe- That no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and, you must forgive them for that. I believe- That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same [...]

  As you might remember, the head of a company survived 9/11 because he took his son to kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. One woman was late because her alarm clock didn’t go off in time. One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike [...]