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A Child’S Kindness

Always remember those who serve. In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” he

Would You Walk By?

It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the temple was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow temple members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the temple. As I got closer I saw a man

The Sinner

Ten Chinese farmers were working in a field when the sky suddenly darkened. There was thunder and lightning. Rain began to fall. The farmers, holding on tightly to their large straw hats, ran for shelter to the ruins of an old temple nearby. Lightning flashed again and again, each time

A Pin For Gandhiji

Mahatma Gandhi used to get not only fan mail but a lot of hate mail, too. One day he received a long abusive letter from a man he hardly knew. The letter ran into five pages and they had been put together with a pin. When Gandhiji had finished reading

Lincoln’S Integrity

Abraham Lincoln, a lawyer by profession, accepted a case which appeared to be a good one. Subsequently, he had a sitting with his client. He quietly heard him for about an hour or two, staring at the wall of his cabin. Then he looked at the client and said: “Listen!

Optimism

Many years ago there was an old man who had one son and a horse. One day his horse broke out of the corral and fled to the freedom of the hills. “Your horse got out? What bad luck!” said his neighbours. “Why do you say that?” asked the old

The Most Appropriate Vessel

The Master was searching for a vessel to use; on the shelf there were many – which one would He choose? “Take me”, cried the gold one, “I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right. My beauty and luster will outshine the rest