The Rose Within
By Leave a Comment | Last Updated March 1, 2015
A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it
blossomed, he examined it.
He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the
stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a
plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this
thought, he neglected to water [...]
Commitment
By 4 Comments | Last Updated February 22, 2015
Happy Lunar New Year for those who are celebrating it!
For the rest, enjoy the weekend!
Hope you enjoy the story below.
I will never forget what my old headmaster told taught me. Normally
when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the
things that are preached by your teachers. But, this particular [...]True Nature
By 1 Comment | Last Updated February 15, 2015
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army
uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through
Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew,
but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had
begun thirteen months before in a Florida library.
Taking [...]Sand Writing
By Leave a Comment | Last Updated February 8, 2015
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. In a
specific point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend
slapped the other one in the face.
The one, who got slapped, was hurt, but without anything to say, he
wrote in the sand: "TODAY, MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN
THE FACE".
They [...]First Things First
By 2 Comments | Last Updated February 1, 2015
Today, I'm sharing something I read from the internet and
it seems to be by Dr. Tony Campolo, from his book,
"Carpe Diem".
It is an interesting read and a sober reminder on what matters in our life.
Read on and let me know how you feel.
When I was a kid growing up, I knew a man who loomed bigger than
life to [...]
Who Packed Your Parachute?
By 2 Comments | Last Updated January 25, 2015
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us,
we miss what is really important.
We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you,
congratulate someone on something wonderful
that has happened to them, give a compliment,
or just do something nice for no reason.
Charles Plumb, a US Naval Academy graduate,
was [...]
