Be the change A woman once came to Mahtma Gandhi and asked him to please tell her son to give up eating sugar. Gandhi ji asked the woman to bring the boy back in a week. Exactly one week later the woman returned, and Gandhi said to the boy, “Please give up eating sugar.” The woman thanked the Mahatma, and, as she turned to go, asked him why he had not...

How can we be Happy? Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.  Suddenly the speaker stopped and decided to do a group activity. He started giving each one a balloon. Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.  Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the...

Other side of the world A Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and then distracted him. To keep her busy, he tore one page on which was printed the map of the world. He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put them together to make the map again. He was sure she would take the whole day to get...

Happiest Bird in the world A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”  He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a...

The King There was a King who had one Eye and one leg. He asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could because how could they paint him beautifully with the defects in one eye and one leg.  Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the King.  It was a fantastic picture and surprised everyone..  He painted the King...

Count The Blessings, Not The Curses A boy used to cry for new costly shoes.  His father was a worker in a factory and he had a meager salary. He bought cheap shoes but the boy was disappointed.  He cried a lot and left the house. He sat near a bus stop.  He wondered when he would get the expensive pair. Just then a beggar passed by on his crutches. The...

A Merchant and his Donkey One beautiful spring morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the market in order to sell them. The merchant and his donkey were walking along together. They had not walked far when they reached a river on the road. Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell into the river and noticed that the bags of salt loaded on his back became...

Farmer’s Dog A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbour asked the farmer “Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?” The farmer replied, “That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he...