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| Divine Music |
| February 09, 2009 |
| Tansen was a greate musician in the court of Emperor Akbar .
One day, charmed by his music, Akbar said, “There is none who can equal you in
music.”
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| The Art of Sword - Fighting |
| February 02, 2009 |
| A yong man in Japan wanted to learn the art of sword fighting.
He went to the greatest instructor in the land and said, "please give me
addmission and teach me sword fighting".
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| Two Frogs in Trouble |
| January 12, 2009 |
| This is the story of two frogs, one big and fat and the other,
little and lively. When stuck in a pail of butter milk, the bigger frog loses
heart and drowns, while the little one fights and does not give up till he
finds his way to freedom.
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| You can Win |
| December 29, 2008 |
| There was a young boy who used to come for regular soccer
practice but always played in reserve and never made it to final eleven. While
he was practicing, his father used to site at the for end, wating for him.
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| The Acorn Planter |
| December 08, 2008 |
| A young traveller was once exploring the French Alps. He came
upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was forbidding. It was
ugly. It was the kind of place you would hurry away from.
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| The Way of the Pencil |
| November 10, 2008 |
| The pencil maker took the pencil aside, just before putting
him into the box. "There are five things you need to know." he told the pencil,
"before I send you out into the world" Always remember them and never forget,
and you will become the best pencil that can be."
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| Divine Music |
| October 13, 2008 |
| Tansen was a great musician in the court of Emperor Akbar. One
day, charmed by his music, Akbar said, “There is none who can equal you in
music.” Tansen replied, “No, my lord, there is one person.”
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| Begin with yourself |
| September 15, 2008 |
| The following words are written on the tomb of an Anglican
Bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey: "When I was young and free my
imagination had no limits, I dreamt of changing the world."
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| Just do it |
| August 18, 2008 |
| In his book "A letter to Gracia ", author Elbert Hubbard
narrates an incident that occured during the Spanish-American War.
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| There's always a chance |
| July 21, 2008 |
| This is the story of a boy named Sparky. For Sparky, school
was all but impossible. He failed in every subject in the eighth grade. He
flunked Physics in high school.
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| Sitting on your talent |
| June 23, 2008 |
| There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a gooda
piano player. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a patron told
him that he didn't wish to hear him just play piano anymore, but wanted him to
sing.
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| A Head with a Heart |
| May 26, 2008 |
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At the age of 23, while relaxing on his mother's farm one day,Isaac Newton , by
his own account, saw an apple falling from a tree. This simple incident caused
him to wonder why apples always tumbled down.Why had an apple fallen to earth
while the pale August moon continued to sail contentedly overhead?
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| The Secret of Concentration |
| April 28, 2008 |
| After winning several archery contests, a young and rather
boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skills as an
archer.
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| Unpolished Diamond |
| March 31, 2008 |
| This is the story of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian violinist
of the past century. His practical father, a chemist, sent him to the
University of Christiania to study for the ministry and forbade him to play his
beloved violin.
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| How Valuable Are you |
| March 03, 2008 |
| This is a story of two people who worked together on a factory
shopfloor. Both were of the same age, and approximately of the same
intelligence level.
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| Follow your Bliss |
| February 04, 2008 |
| Author Joseph Campbell often talked about 'following your
bliss'. There is his bus driver in Chicago who does just thta. He sings while
he drives. That's right... sings! And he doesn't sing softly to himself either.
He sings so loudly that the whole bus can hear! All day long he drives and
sings.
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| You’ll Get Exactly What You Expect |
| January 07, 2008 |
| A young lady went to work for a company immediately after
graduating from college. She was extremely talented but unbelievably shy.
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| The House we Build |
| December 10, 2007 |
| An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his
employer-contractor of his plans to leave the job and live a more leisurely
life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck,
but he had to retire....
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| Where is the power |
| November 12, 2007 |
| This is a story often recounted by Swami Vivekananda: Once ,
in Heaven, there was a discussion among the gods to decide where the miraculous
secret power, the power by which man can achieve anything in this world, was to
be kept hidden....
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| Greatness in forgiving |
| October 15, 2007 |
| Thomas carlyle is the author of the classic"The French
Revolution". Once John Stuart Mill, the Famous pilosopher and writer asked him,
"Would you kindly lend me the manuscript of your work, "The French
Revolution,"as o would like to go through the first part." Caryle readily gave
him the manuscript.
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| Patience to learn |
| September 17, 2007 |
| A young man presented himself to the local expert on gems and
said he too wanted to become a gemilogist.The expert brushed him off because he
feared that the youth would not have the patience to learn......
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