This short moral story has been taken from the Panchatantra Collections about a Lion and the Foolish Donkey. There were Lion and his assistant Jackal in a forest. One day the Lion went on a fierce battle with the elephant and got injured badly. The Lion was injured so much…
While browsing Facebook, I found an informative post. Some people also shared their similar experiences in the comments. I thought it would be helpful to share it with my readers too. The older lady comes and sits next to me inside the plane. She asked me to help her put her bag in…
Today, I had the pleasure of donating blood at the Salmaniya Medical Complex Blood Bank in Bahrain. It was a special day for me as it marked another opportunity to give back to the community. Being Friday, my day off, I decided to go around 10 am. I’ve donated blood…
This morning’s drive to the office was more eventful than usual and reminded me of how small acts of kindness can impact our daily lives. After an early meeting, I was navigating the usual rush hour traffic, thinking about my tasks for the day. The road was congested with slow-moving…
The story is told of two polite people who were having dinner together. On the table, there was a dish with one big piece of fish and one small piece of fish. They politely say to each other: “You may choose first.” “No, you may choose first.” This goes on…
A man, who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that his house is on fire. It was one of the most beautiful houses in the town, and the man loved the house the most! Many people were ready to give double price for the house, but…
Nearby, a building construction work was going on. Lots of poor labourers were working there and their small children used to hold on to one another’s shirt and play “train-train”. Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies. Every day, these children used to take turns becoming the…
In today’s world of instant multitasking, mental, psychological plus physical draining is inevitable, that it’s no wonder we often feel the emotion ‘enough is enough!’ It’s difficult to prioritise these tasks as exigencies crop up, competing with work deadlines that weigh one down. Simultaneously, surprise callers/visitors expect immediate attention, and…
One Sunday morning, a wealthy man sat in his balcony enjoying sunshine and his coffee. When a little Ant caught his eye, which was going from one side to the other side of the balcony carrying a big leaf several times more than its size. The man watched it for…
“In a train, two children were running here and there. Sometimes they would fight with each other, and at times they would jump on top of seats. The father, sitting nearby, was lost in his thoughts. In between, when the children looked at him, he would put on an affectionate…
President Xi Jing Peng of China said: When I was a small child, I was very selfish, always grabbing the best for myself. Slowly, everyone left me and I had no friends. I didn’t think it was my fault but criticised others. My father gave me 3 sentences to help…
A beautiful speech by Sundar Pichai – an IIT-MIT Alumnus and Global Head Google Chrome: The cockroach theory for self development At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she…
This morning when I woke up, I received a very informative forward message that I would want to share with my readers. A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me the way in spite of my continuous honking! I was on brink of losing my cool…
A mouse was placed at the top of a jar filled with grains. It was so happy to find so much food around him that no longer he felt the need to run around searching for food. Now he could happily live his life. After a few days of enjoying…
If you think you are beaten, you are;If you think you dare not, you don’t.If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,It is almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost;For out in this world we findSuccess begins with a fellow’s willIt’s all in the…
A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and various subjects. suddenly, they touched the subject of God. The barber said: “Look…
I was reading one of the inspirational books, I found a very nice motivational article that I would want to share with my readers; One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and…
The donkey said to the tiger, ‘The grass is blue.’ Tiger said, ‘No grass is green.’ Then the discussion between the two became intense. Both of them are firm in their own words. To end this controversy, both went to Lion – King of Jungle. In the middle of the…
Nothing is permanent in life, not even the present menacing Covid-19 pandemic. The only permanent thing is change! Fame, riches, poverty, happiness, sorrows, troubles, difficulties, diseases, jobs and relationships, forms and substances, people and objects, and even you and me are transient. Change is an inevitable reality in life whether…
The world needs more warm hearts than hotheads. The heart of education is the education of the heart. To activate the heart is a spiritual awakening. When there is love the world appears to be divine. To bring about such awakening… should be the goal of our lives. How do…
In ancient China, It was a tradition that if a prince has to be married before he can become a crowned emperor. There was a prince who was about to be crowned. So he needed to find a young woman whom he could trust and get married to. Once there…
This morning as I was on my way to work, I received a very informative whatsApp message from my mentor which i would want to share with my readers. Before that, have you ever wonder where all your money goes right after payday? Spending money is way too easy. It…
Once I asked my colleague “Hey, are you free?” I got reply “I’m very busy”. (We all know that when someone asks this question, this is only one possible answer) . Then in my mind “Are you genuinely busy or are you fake busy?” So-called busyness. We are not nearly…
She was a simple homely girl from a small town who had many dreams. He was a simple guy with a successful career. Fate brought them together, he fell in love and she accepted her feelings for him too. She looked upon him as her everything. He understood her more…