One day a young lady was driving along with her father. They came upon a storm, and the young lady asked her father, What should I do?” He said “keep driving”. Cars began to pull over to the side, the storm was getting worse. “What should I do.” The young lady asked? “Keep driving,” her …
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long …
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none …
“An old man lived in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. Hisonly son, who used to help him is in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described hispredicament. Dear son, “I’m feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able …
There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. “We’ll see,” the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild …
There once was a monastery that was very strict. Following a vow of silence, no one was allowedto speak at all. But there was one exception to this rule. Every ten years, the monks were permittedto speak just twowords. After spending his first ten years at the monastery, one monk went tothe head monk. “It …
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like …
We have bigger houses but smaller families;More conveniences, but less time;We have more degrees, but less sense;More knowledge, but less judgment;More experts, but more problems;More medicines, but less healthiness;We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the newneighbour.We build more computers to hold more information …
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream …
Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew …