Here are some heartening short stories to give you the burst of hope and courage to persevere and fill your heart with optimism.
One night, a group of thieves broke into the home of a fakir. The house was empty, with nothing but a single blanket, which the fakir was using as a covering while he lay there. It was a cold night, and the fakir began to cry, not because he feared the thieves, but out of … Read more
A Guru had two disciples. One was named Gora and other was named Kala. Guru was more attached to Kala. A person who used to visit Guru ji regularly for his blessing, asked him, “Guru ji, Gora does all the work in ashram. Yet you give so much importance to Kala, why?” Guru said, “Tomorrow … Read more
Early morning, a boy used to go for a run. During his run he would pass by a pond. Somedays, he used to see an old lady, cleaning back of small turtles living at that pond. Boy saw her many times and started wondering what could be the reason. So, one day, boy went to … Read more
Long ago, in a village, lived two farmers who were poor. Both used to live with their family and had little piece of land, on which they used to work and earn their living. Suddenly, both died at same time, on same day. Yamraj (God of Death) took them both in front of God. God … Read more
An old woman used to sell oranges on road side. A young man used to buy oranges from her. Whenever, young man bought oranges, he would pick one orange from oranges he bought, taste a piece of it and would say to old woman, “It doesn’t taste sweet..” Saying this, he would give that orange … Read more
Once in a village, lived a saint in his ashram with his disciples. Many people used to come to him to listen to his satsang. Once a Rich man went to Saint and said, “Guru ji, Please accept my service. Here are thousand gold coins, may they all be of use to you.” As soon … Read more
There was a very Seth (rich man). One day he was sitting with his friends, when a maid came running to him and said, “Seth ji, your wife’s necklace worth nine lakh rupees is lost.” Seth replied, “It’s good.” Friend who was sitting with him thought, “What a careless man he is.” An hour passed, … Read more
Long ago, in a village lived a mother and son who were very poor. One day, mother got to know about a Sage who was very accomplished and person of great knowledge who lived far away in a forest. Mother asked his son to go to Sage and ask him, “When will these days of … Read more
Long ago, a master and his disciple used to work together to make statues. They used to make their living by selling idols. With time, disciple started making very good sculptures and idols. Soon, his work started to sell for more amount than his master’s idol could get. Disciple started feeling that he had become … Read more
Once there an announcement was made from Heaven that God is coming to distribute apples. So, everyone got ready and stood in line to recieve apple from God. A little girl was very curious because she was going to see God for first time. She was happy with thought of seeing God and getting an … Read more