IF WE DID ALL THE THINGS WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING, WE WOULD LITERALLY ASTOUND OURSELVES – Thomas Alva Edison One day in October 1998, two girls were attacked by a man in a train in Mumbai. He tried to grab their purses. They resisted. He got so angry that he pushed them out of…
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Bully
From early childhood Somu was always eager to go to school. He used to see children from the neighborhood, dressed up very smartly, carrying a bag of books on their back and waiting for the school bus. But, of course, he was too young yet to attend a regular school. His demands became so strong…
Grateful common man and greedy politician
One day a florist went to a barber for a Haircut. After the cut, he asked barber about his bill, and the barber replied, “I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.’ The florist was pleased hearing this and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the…
Over Pride Leads to Fall
Once there was a flock of swans that lived near the sea. In a nearby town there was a flock of crows. The leader of the crows was very proud of his flying skill. He was very envious of swans. The vain crow flew to the leader of the swans and said, “Do you know…
Learning Self-Control
Self-control means doing what we ought to do at all time, and not doing what we ought not to do, without waiting for orders from anyone. Self-control is not very common. Many people do the right thing only because they are afraid of being punished if they don’t. At times they do what is wrong…
COURAGE
Courage is the readiness or the strength to face difficulties. It helps people to do things better even when it is difficult or painful. Doing small things with courage can help us to be courageous when we need to do greater things. In 1965, Major HPS Ahluwalia climbed Mount Everest. The same year, in the…