Here are some heartening short stories to give you the burst of hope and courage to persevere and fill your heart with optimism.
While passing by a village, a monk saw that some men were working with stones. Monk went to a man working there and said, “What is being made here?” He replied angrily, “Do you not see that i am cutting stones?” Again monk said, “Yes, i can see but i am asking what i being … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a carpenter who used to work for a merchant in a distant city. One day while working his saw broke. Carpenter needed to get a new saw as soon as possible. So he went to a near by village and looked for a blacksmith. Carpenter came to know that … Read more
Once upon a time, in a village lived a lazy man who didn’t like to work and would always look for an easier way to feed himself. One day, while searching for his food, he saw a fruit farm. He looked around and didn’t see anyone guarding that farm, so he decided to steal some … Read more
Once a Guru had three main disciples. As Guru ji was getting old, he decided to chose one of them as his successor. To test the intelligence of three, one day he called them and said, “Listen, I am going to a pilgrimage for a few months. Here are three bag with seeds inside them. … Read more
Long ago, in a village lived a Sage who was very famous and had many disciples. One day one of his disciples came to him and asked, “Guru Ji, who is your Guru(Teacher)? From whom did you gain your knowledge?” Sage smiled at disciples question and replied, “I have thousands of Guru! If i start … Read more
One day, a little boy asked his father, “What does word Great means?” Boy said, “I have read many time that this person is great, he did this and that. Please explain me who are these great people and how they become great?” Father said, “Okay.” Father thought of a idea to teach his son … Read more
Once a man from village wearing old dirty clothes arrived at a large hotel with his 16 years old daughter. Seeing both of them sitting, waiter placed two glasses of water in front of them and asked, “What should i bring for you?” Man said, “I promised my daughter that if she come first in … Read more
Many years ago, on stormy night an elderly man and his wife entered in a small hotel in Philadelphia, USA. Trying to get out of rain, couple approached front desk hoping to get a room. Husband said, “Could you possibly give us a room here?” Clerk, a friendly man, looked at the couple and said, … Read more
Once a young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed written exam as well as initial interview. Now, he had to go for final interview for which he had to face an interview with Director of company. Director discovered from young man’s CV that his academic achievements were … Read more
Germany is a highly industrialized country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious life. Once a group of men, colleagues from a company arrived at Hamburg, Germany. When they arrived they were all hungry, so they all looked for a near by restaurant. It was on walking distance. They walked … Read more