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  Perspective  Life has a way of surprising us, often with challenges we didn’t expect or setbacks that seem to come out of nowhere. Imagine you’re standing on the ground floor of your apartment, watching a 7-year-old kid joyfully riding his bike down the street. Then, out of nowhere, a middle-aged man turns the corner, accidentally colliding with the child, and the boy tumbles to the ground, scraping his hands and knees. People rush to help, offering water and comforting words, while the biker is quickly blamed for the accident. But let’s zoom out. Your friend is standing on the 17th floor of the same building, overlooking a wider part of the city. From his vantage point, he sees something you can’t: a large lorry speeding down the road with failed brakes. He notices the young boy on his bike heading straight toward the danger, but before he can warn him, the boy falls, narrowly avoiding the impending catastrophe. When you both meet, your story is about the careless biker who...

  In the middle of difficulty lies the opportunity Once upon a time, there was a wealthy and curious king. This king decided to place a massive boulder in the middle of a busy road. Then, he hid nearby to observe if anyone would attempt to remove the gigantic obstacle. The first to pass by were some of the king’s richest merchants and courtiers. Instead of trying to move the boulder, they simply walked around it. A few even complained loudly, blaming the king for not keeping the roads clear. Yet not even one of them tried to shift the stone. Finally, a humble peasant came along, his arms laden with vegetables. When he reached the boulder, instead of simply walking around it as the others had, he put down his load and began to push the stone aside. It took all his strength, but after much effort, he finally succeeded. As the peasant gathered up his belongings and prepared to continue his journey, he noticed a purse lying where the boulder had been. Curious, he picked it up and opene...

                                                   The tale of perspective  Once in a kingdom, a king had a large fruit garden in his palace where various types of fruits were grown. A farmer and his family used to take care of the entire garden.   The farmer would pick fresh fruits from the garden to bring them to the king’s palace every day. One day, the farmer noticed that the coconuts, guavas, plums, and grapes were ripe and ready to eat. He began to wonder, "Which fruit should I take to the palace for the king today?"   After thinking for a while, he decided to bring grapes for the king. So, he filled a basket with grapes and set out to deliver them.   When the farmer arrived at the palace, he saw that the king appeared to be lost in thought and seemed angry. Sensing the mood, the farmer placed the basket of sweet, juicy grapes in fro...

                                                Obstacles to Opportunities Once upon a time, there was a wealthy and curious king. This king decided to place a massive boulder in the middle of a busy road. Then, he hid nearby to observe if anyone would attempt to remove the gigantic obstacle. The first to pass by were some of the king’s richest merchants and courtiers. Instead of trying to move the boulder, they simply walked around it. A few even complained loudly, blaming the king for not keeping the roads clear. Yet not even one of them tried to shift the stone. Finally, a humble peasant came along, his arms laden with vegetables. When he reached the boulder, instead of simply walking around it as the others had, he put down his load and began to push the stone aside. It took all his strength, but after much effort, he finally succeeded. As the peasant gathered up h...

                                                                 Intelligence vs Peace  The donkey told the tiger: The grass is blue. The tiger replied: No, the grass is green​. The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, and to do so they approached the lion. Before reaching the clearing in the forest where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn't it true that the grass is blue?"​ The lion replied: "True, the grass is blue"​. The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him"​. The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence"​. The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating: ′′The grass is blue"​.. The tiger...

  Believe : Who am I? Once, a beggar while begging in a train, noticed a well-dressed businessman wearing a suit and boots. He thought that this man must be very rich, so he will surely give good money if I ask him. So he went and asked that man for alms. The man looked at the beggar and said, "You always beg and keep asking from people, do you ever give anything to anyone?" The beggar said, "Sir, I am a beggar, I can only keep asking people for money. How will I be able to give anything to anyone?" The man replied, "When you can't give anything to anyone, then you don’t have any right to ask as well. I am a businessman and believe in transactions only - if you have something to give me, then I can also give you something in return.” Just then, the train arrived at a station, and the businessman got down and left. The beggar started thinking about what the man had said. His words somehow reached the beggar’s heart. He started thinking that maybe I do not ge...

  Know your worth  A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill? Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. “Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.   “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many a times, in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.   Sometimes, we may feel as though we are worthless. But no...

  The Bamboo Tree A man got frustrated with life. Despite all the hard work and effort, failure was all that he learnt.  Feeling defeated with life, he left everything and exiled himself in the woods. There he met a Hermit. The disappointed man shared is failure with the hermit. “Give me one good reason not to quit?”- He pleaded the Hermit. Look”, the hermit said, pointing towards two plants. “Do you see that fern and bamboo there?   “Yes”, the man nodded. “When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them water, light and fertilizer. Within a short period of time the fern quickly grew from the earth”, the hermit continued.   “But despite the Bamboo seed being watered and nurtured for years, it did not outwardly grow as much as an inch. In fact, nothing at all happened in the first year. There was no sign of growth.  But I did not give up on the Bamboo seed and continued to water and nurture it.  By the fifth year, a t...

  He who is not every day conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life Below is a short story about conquering our fear. Marina was extremely afraid of the dark. When the lights went out, everything and every shadow appeared to her as the most terrible of monsters. Her parents explained to her, everyday and with great patience, that these things were not monsters. Marina understood her parents, but she could not stop feeling an awful fear whenever it was dark.   One day her Aunt Valerie came to visit. Valerie was an incredible woman. She was famous for her courage, and for having gone on many journeys of adventure, some of which had been made into books and movies. Marina wanted to conquer her fear of the dark, so she asked her Aunt how she became so brave, and whether she had ever been frightened.   "A great many times, Marina," answered her Aunt, "I remember when I was small and I was terribly afraid of the dark. I couldn't stay in the dark for...

  Change your thoughts and you change your world A man once telephoned Norman Vincent Peale. He was despondent and told the reverend that he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited the man over to his office. "Everything is gone, hopeless," the man told him. "I'm living in deepest darkness. In fact, I've lost heart for living altogether." Norman Vincent Peale smiled sympathetically. "Let's take a look at your situation," he said calmly. On a sheet of paper he drew a vertical line down the middle. He suggested that they list on the left side the things the man had lost, and on the right, the things he had left. "You won't need that column on the right side," said the man sadly. "I have nothing left, period." Peale asked, "When did your wife leave you?" "What do you mean? She hasn't left me. My wife loves me!" "That's great!" said Peale enthusiastically. "Then that will be num...

  Meeting with God There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was, and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever....

                                                                 Evil begets evil There was once a king who was so cruel and unjust that his subjects yearned for his death or dethronement. However, one day he surprised them all by announcing that he had decided to turn over a new leaf. “No more cruelty, no more injustice,” he promised, and he was as good as his word. He became known as the ‘Gentle Monarch’. Months after his transformation one of his ministers plucked up enough courage to ask him what had brought about his change of heart. And the king answered, “As I was galloping through my forests I caught sight of a fox being chased by a hound. The fox escaped into his hole but not before the hound had bitten into its leg and lamed it for life. Later I rode into a village and saw the same hound there. It was barking at a ...

                                                        Everything happens for Good An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!”   One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” To which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and proceeded to send his friend to jail.   About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to st...

                                                                The Garbage Truck  This has to be one of the best messages i have received in a long time because when you sit and think about it.... It is so true...!! Law of the Garbage Truck.  One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy could almost ruin your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The...

                                                               The Three Races In old times, fable retells the story of the young athletic boy hungry for success, for whom winning was everything and success was measured by such a result.  One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in his small native village, himself and two other young boys to compete. A large crowd had congregated to witness the sporting spectacle and a wise old man, upon hearing of the little boy, had travelled far to bear witness also.  The race commenced, looking like a level heat at the finishing line, but sure enough the boy dug deep and called on his determination, strength and power .. he took the winning line and was first. The crowd was ecstatic and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man remained still and calm, expr...

                                     Life Beyond a Habit   Sometimes, the smallest choices we make each day quietly shape the course of our entire lives. We rarely think about their consequences until they begin to affect the people we love most. This is a reminder that our actions do not impact only us; they echo through our families and beyond. Life is precious, and none of us is immortal. Yet each of us is here for a reason, if not for a greater purpose, then at least for the family we are born into and the family we build over time. The following is a true story from my life. Mr. Gupta was our Hindi teacher. Some years earlier, his wife had passed away in an accident. He was left alone to raise his five children: four daughters and one son. He had a long-standing habit of chewing tobacco. Like many others, he knew about its harmful effects, but addiction made it difficult for hi...

                                                             The Park Bench The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down. And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with it's petals all worn, not enough rain, or to little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of retreating he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise, "It sure smells pre...

                                                     The Pickle Jar The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. They ended with a merry jingle when the jar was almost empty. Then the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as the jar was filled. I used to squat on the floor in front of the jar and admire the copper and silver circles that glinted like a pirate's treasure when the sun poured through the bedroom window. When the jar was filled, Dad would sit at the kitchen table and roll the coins before taking them to the bank. Taking the coins to the bank was always a big production. Stacked neatly in a small ...

The Secret of Happiness A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for 40 days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived. Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention. The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours. "Meanwhile...