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Priya Sanjay Tandon

A Sack Of Potatoes

A Sack Of Potatoes

A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes to school. For every person they refused to forgive in their life’s experience, they chose a potato, wrote on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic

The Choice

The Choice

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the

Verbal Wounds

Verbal Wounds

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into

I Love You Anyway

I Love You Anyway

The fear of rejection may be one of the most basic fears in human nature. Here is a heart-warming story of a man who finally decided to ask his boss for a raise in salary. It was Friday. He told his wife that morning what he was about to do,

Are You Alone?

Are You Alone?

Guruji (term used for teacher in ancient India) had announced that the last exam was to be held today. Each boy was given a small pigeon, with instructions to kill the bird at a time and place where no one was watching. The students set off in different directions, some

Concentrate on what you do

Concentrate on what you do

Once, while in the US, Swami Vivekanand was watching some boys standing on a bridge and trying to shoot at eggshells floating on the river. The egg-shells bobbed up and down. The boys could not hit any of them. They fired the gun many times but they always missed the

The Great Navratri Detox

The Great Navratri Detox

The weather was fast changing. Raina’s mother was taking out the winter clothes that she had put away during the summer season. The change of season in North India always brings a lot of work. The wardrobe and the bed-linen are different as the season changes. As Mother put