Here are some heartening short stories to give you the burst of hope and courage to persevere and fill your heart with optimism.
Once there was a King who had everything, a prosperous kingdom, kind wife, good children but still was sad. Once while roaming, he reached a small village where potter (a person who makes pots, dishes, etc. from baked clay) was selling pots outside the temple and at his stand, some pots were filled with water…
Once upon a time, there was a King who used to respect royal Priest of his kingdom very much. Whenever he came, King would himself get up from his throne and honor him. One day King asked him, “I have a question. Tell me whether a person’s Conduct is great or his Knowledge is great.”…
A beggar woke up early to go out to beg. Before going out, he put a hand full of barley in his bag because of superstition that beggar should not keep their bags empty while going out to beg. Beggar got out of his hut thinking that, with God grace, today his bag will be…
Once a man worked hard all his life and by the time he reached age of 50, he had opened many companies and became one of the biggest industrialist of the city. One day, while traveling in his car, his driver played a satsang audio. In satsang, Saint said – No matter how much you…
Not even a drop of rain had fallen in a village for 4 years. Because of drought everyone in village was sad. There lived a farmer with his wife and daughter. One day, farmer called his wife and said, “We should pray to God for rain.” His wife came to him with their 6 year…
Once there was King who was very fond of paintings. So, one day he made an announcement in his kingdom that – Any painter who would make and bring painting that depicts peace best way, will be rewarded. On decided day, many painters reached King’s palace with their paintings. King looked at all the paintings…
There was small village on edge of forest. Forest surrounding village had many wild animals. That’s why it was very important for people of village to have knowledge of climbing trees, so that they could save their lives by climbing trees when faced with wild animals. An elderly who used to live in that village….
Four women came to fill water at the well of village. While they were filling water, they started talking to each other. While talking, they started extolling the qualities of their son. First woman said, “My son plays flute. He plays so well that whoever hears his flute, becomes mesmerized. I am very happy to…
One hot afternoon, a thirsty ant was wandering in search of water. After searching for long, ant saw a river and started moving toward it. When ant came close to river, couldn’t find direct way to drink water. So, ant climbed up a rock and while trying to drink water, it lost balance and fell…
Once a kingdom was ruled by mighty King who was a skilled warrior and was victorious in every battle. Kings of neighboring states also believed in his bravery. Once he was returning to his city after winning a war. His minister and soldiers were with him. On the way, King saw a Buddhist monk sitting…