Carry your cross. The parable of the uniqueness of fate
One day a crowd of people was walking along the road. Each carried his own cross on his shoulder.
One person thought that his cross...
Everything God does is for the good!
Once Rabbi Akiva was traveling with a donkey, rooster, and lantern.
He came to a village seeking lodging. No one took him in.
He...
The Two Wolves
Life lesson by old Cherokee chief
An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to...
The Burning Hut
The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed
feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he...
Dream of a butterfly
Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around,
happy with himself and doing as he pleased.
He didn't know he...
“This is good!”
One African King had a close friend with whom he grew up.
The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred...
The Water Bearer
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which he carried
across his neck. One of the pots...
Girl by the river
Two Zen monks, Tanzan (1819-1892) and Ekido, traveling on pilgrimage, came to
a muddy river crossing. There they saw a lovely young woman dressed in her...
Donkey in the well
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out...
Secret of Happiness
Paulo Coelho. Story from the Alchemist
A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men.
The young man wandered...