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Weekend Story-Waiting For The Better Opportunity

Better opportunity

A young man dreamed of marrying the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He mustered up his courage and asked the farmer for her hand in marriage. The farmer looked him up and down and said, “If you want to marry my daughter, Read more…


Weekend Story- The Present Moment

present moment

A king once believed that if he knew the answers to three critical questions, he would be the finest ruler there ever was. The three questions he had were: The King sought answers from his advisors, but none could provide Read more…


Weekend Story-The Glass Of Water

Glass of water

Once, a professor stood before his class with a glass of water in hand. He held it up for all to see and asked, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students offered various guesses, but Read more…


Weekend Story-Arrogance Of Knowledge

knowledge

There was once a language scholar who was visiting a university that required him to cross a river. The scholar reached the river bank and engaged the services of a waiting ferryman with a small boat. As the boat crossed Read more…


Weekend Story-The Janitor’s Mission

The Janitor's mission

After a long day at work, the CEO was walking down the hospital’s hallway to get to the parking lot when he noticed a janitor hard at work mopping the tiled floor. The CEO was curious about the mindset of Read more…


Weekend Story- The Unhappy Man

Unhappy Man

Once there was a person who was very unhappy in life. He was dissatisfied with the way his life was going. Life felt like a drag to him – wrong job, unhappy family, etc. One day, a friend of his Read more…


Weekend Story- The Frog, The Bird And The Well

The Frog And The Bird

There once was a frog that lived in a well. In the dank confines of the well, Insects were ever-abundant, so the frog never went hungry. Cool, clear water was always available, and therefore the frog also never went thirsty. Read more…


Weekend Story-The Missing Goat

The Missing Goat

It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small town near Toronto in Canada. Two school-going friends had a crazy idea. They rounded up three goats from the neighborhood and painted the numbers 1, 2, and 4 on their Read more…


Weekend Story- Look Within First

Look Within

It is the story of a loving couple. For some time, the husband noticed that whenever he called out his wife when she was working, she was not responding. So, he feared that his wife did not hear as well Read more…