Parable about Alexander the Great and Opportunity
Parable on Opportunity
One day Alexander the Great was going about town, just walking with his troops and roaming about the market. In one of...
“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...
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...
Sharpen your saw!
A short story about effectivness of Method
One man who was walking through a forest when he came across a frustrated lumberjack. A lumberjack was...
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...
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...
Wonder of Wonders
A group of American school children were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders Of The World." Though there were...
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...
“Maybe” – Parable of Wisdom
Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years.
One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing...
In the same boat
The parable of the unity of fate
Two people were out on the ocean in a boat.
One of them began drilling in the bottom of...