 |
|
|
|
|
|
| "Motivation is an external, temporary high that pushes you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which pulls you forward." |
|
| Thomas Leonard |
|
| ARCHIVES |
|
|
|
|
|
Discussion Forum |
|
|
| Most Viewed in the Month |
|
|
|
| Editor’s Mailbox |
|
|
|
| Xpress Poll |
| Whether the suggestion of finance ministry to impose higher duty
on purchase of a diesel vehicle can help in reducing vehicular pollution?
|
|
|
|
| Last week's Poll results |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| The Wooden Bowl |
| December 15, 2008 |
| A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law,
and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was
weak, and his steps faltered. The family ate together at the dinner table every
night. But the grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather
difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
|
|
 |
|
| Pickup in the Rain |
| November 24, 2008 |
| One night, at 11.30 pm, an elderly African-American woman was
standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing
rainstorm. Her can had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
|
|
|
|
| Kindness Pays |
| October 27, 2008 |
| One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to
pay his way through school, found he had only one dime left, and he was hungry.
|
|
|
|
| Geese facts |
| September 29, 2008 |
| The next time we see geese flying along in “V” formation,
heading for south for the winter, we might stop a moment to reflect on what
science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
|
|
|
|
| Creative Touch |
| September 01, 2008 |
| On the first day, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give
his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood up. He was rich
aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used
to make shoes for my family."
|
|
|
|
| At the river crossing |
| August 04, 2008 |
| Two wandering monks reached a river where they met a young
woman. Wary of the current, she asked if they could carry her across. One of
the monks hesitated, but the other quickly picked her up onto his
shoulders,carried her across the water,and put her down on the other bank.
|
|
|
|
| Step by Step |
| July 07, 2008 |
| A professor was invited to speak at a military base and was
met at the airport by an unforgettable soldier named Ralph. As they headed
towards the baggage claim area, Ralph kept disappearing;
|
|
|
|
| From Guru Nanak's life |
| June 09, 2008 |
| Once Guru Nanak was on a visit to Banaras with his diciples.
As the night approached, he reached a village and decided to spend the night
there. The people of the village treated them with a lot of respect and served
them very well. The guru blessed them by saying, "May you all scatter" and then
he proceeded with his journey.
|
|
|
|
| Making a Difference |
| May 12, 2008 |
| An old man was out for a walk along the beach near his house
early in the morning.Ahead of him, he saw a young girl who was walking at the
edge of the beach. From time to time, she would stop and pick up something, and
throw it into the sea. His curiosity aroused, he hurried to catch up with her
and saw that she was picking up starfish that had been swept onto the beach by
the tide and throwing them into the sea.
|
|
|
|
| A Puppy for Sale |
| April 15, 2008 |
| A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign
advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his
yard.
|
|
|
|
| A pair of shoes |
| March 17, 2008 |
| As Mahatama Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his
shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the
train was moving.
|
|
|
|
| Christmas Shoes |
| February 18, 2008 |
|
Let's hear from an ordinary person how a small event taught him what Christmas
was all about, in his own words: "It was almost Christmas time. There I stood
in another line, trying to buy that last gift or two, not really in the
Christmas mood.
|
|
|
|
| The Brick |
| January 21, 2008 |
| A young and very successful executive named Josh was driving
down a Chicago neighbourhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek,
black, 12-cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only a couple of months old.
|
|
|
|
| The whole world came together |
| December 24, 2007 |
| The young mother was ready for a few minutes of relaxation
after a long and demanding day. However, her little daughter had other plans
for her mother’s time......
|
|
|
|
| The Ass and the Mule |
| November 26, 2007 |
| A mulleteer set forth on a journey, driving before him an ass
and a mute, both well laden. the ass, as long as he travelled on the plains,
carried his load with ease, but when he began to ascend the steep path of the
mountain, felt his load to be more than he could bear.....
|
|
|
|
| We are all in together |
| October 29, 2007 |
| A few years ago, at the Seatitle Special Olympics, nine
contestants, all physically or mentally challenged assembled at the starting
line for the 100 - yard dash...
|
|
|
|
| A living message |
| September 03, 2007 |
| Vincent van Gogh, the famous 19th century Dutch impressionist
painter, was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a chruch pastor and
was sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879......
|
|
|
|
| Helping Cry |
| October 01, 2007 |
| A little girl was late coming home to supper. Her mother made
the expected irate parent's demand to know where she had been.
|
|
|
|
| Helping Cry |
| October 01, 2007 |
|
A little girl was late coming home to supper. Her mother made the expected
irate parent's demand to know where she had been.
|
|
|