Priya Sanjay Tandon

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia, USA. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. “Could you possibly give us a room

Three words, `I love you’, have changed lives miraculously while the three dreaded words `I hate you’ have often triggered off violence. `Sorry’, `Please’ and `Thank you’ have worked wonders. Some words can give you ulcers, heartburns, or bruised egos. Rahim the poet warned us against using rude words. He

Once there was a farmer who owned a large garden with a number of fruit-trees. But one apple tree had gone barren. It no longer bore any fruit, though it provided shelter to many birds. Now, seeing the apple-tree useless, the farmer made up his mind to fell it. He

A Samurai who was known for his nobility and honesty, went to visit a Zen Monk to ask him for his advice. When the monk had finished his prayers, the Samurai asked, “Why do I feel so inferior? I have faced death many times, have defended those who are weak.

When Henry Ward Beecher was a young boy in school, he learned a lesson in self confidence which he never forgot. He was called upon to recite in front of the class. He had hardly begun when the teacher interrupted with an emphatic, “No!” He started over and again the

As a young man, Norman Vincent Peale had a difficult time coping with tough problems in his life. He took his problems to a trusted friend, and asked, “Why can’t I cope with these problems?” The friend suggested, “Maybe it’s because you are not grateful enough.” Peale was