Here are some heartening short stories to give you the burst of hope and courage to persevere and fill your heart with optimism.
One day, King came to meet a scholar and asked, “Is there such a person in this world who is great but people of world don’t know about him?” Scholar smiled and politely replied to King, “We do know most of great people of the world. There are many people in the world who are … Read more
Once in a village, a rich man built a grand temple at center of village. When temple was ready, many visitors started reaching the temple to worship. Seeing the grandeur of temple, people would praise it for beauty. With time, temple became popular. People from far and wide started reaching temple to worship and would … Read more
A merchant was roaming in market, there he saw a fine breed of camel. Merchant wanted to buy it. So he went to owner of camel. After a long bargain with owner of camel, merchant was able to buy camel for good price and bought it home. On reaching home, merchant called his servant and … Read more
One morning doorbell rang. When Kamlesh opened the door, he saw an attractive stature person standing there with a sweet smile on his face. Kamlesh asked, “Who are you?” Person replied, “Well, i am one to whom you pray everyday.” Kamlesh with confused look replied, “Sorry but i don’t recognize you.” Person said, “Brother, i … Read more
An old man was sitting in the park. “Sir! remember me?”, asked man who came and stood beside him. Old man asked, “Who?” Man replied, “Sir, i was your student, 20 years ago.” “Oh! Son i can’t see well these days and my memory also became weak. That’s why i can’t recognize you. Come sit … Read more
A priest who lived in city was famous far and wide. One day due to sudden demise of a priest of temple located in a nearby village, he was appointed priest there. To go to village, he boarded bus and gave the fare money to the conductor and sat down on the seat. When conductor … Read more
A teacher was teaching mathematics to a six year old child. She asked, “If i give you an orange and an orange and an orange to keep then how many oranges will you have in your bag?” Within moments boy confidently replied, “Four.” Teacher was disappointed to hear the answer because she was expecting a … Read more
When time to death came near, father called his son Dhanpal and said, “Son, i do not have any wealth for you to inherit but i have worked all my life with truth and honesty. So, I can only give you my blessings. I bless you that you will live a happy life. Even dust … Read more
Once in a Kingdom, there was Priest who was famous for his intelligence and wisdom. One day, King invited Priest to his court. When Priest reached King’s court, they had deep discussions on many subject. When he was about to leave, King said, “Pandit ji, If you allow i want to ask you one thing.” … Read more
Once during a summer, a disciple was going to his village after taking a week-long leave from his guru. He was to walk all the way back to his home. After walking for half day, he felt thirsty and started looking for source of water around him. Soon he found a well and drew water … Read more