Creative Parables

A group of American schoolchildren were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders Of The World." Though there were some...

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...

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...

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s...

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...

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 only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he...

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...

Do not rush to judge A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mom came in and softlyasked her little daughter...

     Once Rabbi Akiva was traveling with a donkey, rooster, and lantern. He came to a village seeking lodging. No one took him in. He...

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...

    One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out...