the tip of the spear

 Consider the story of David and Saul. Pay attention to the spear. Saul was the king. He had a promising start, but began to fall short of his responsibilities. David was king-in-waiting, a man after God’s own heart. He was young, courageous, and principled. Saul was jealous of David. Public opinion for David was on […]

the gold (possession)

A Miser had buried his gold in a secret place in his garden. Every day he went to the spot, dug up the treasure and counted it piece by piece to make sure it was all there. He made so many trips that a Thief, who had been observing him, guessed what it was the […]

faults

Have you ever seen a crab walking on land ? It walks as if tilted to one side. Its body is such that it cannot walk straight. And it is a fact that is true of all the crabs on the earth. One day a mother-crab was sitting on the bank of a river. Her […]

the suffering tree

  A spiritual leader got very tired of her flock arguing about whose sufferings was worst. Week after week, not only did they proclaim the supremacy of their own suffering, but they demeaned their neighbors as not being justified in their personal suffering. They each thought, “If my pain was as little as theirs, I […]

Life is an album of memories (commentary)

Life is like photography; we develop from the negatives… perhaps we can not see the big picture due to over exposure from a certain experience or obstacle. When we share the photos of our inner thoughts with the world, are they negatives or full color potentials and possibilities? Developing a photograph begins in a dark […]

Valentines Day 2013

  A man just got married and was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat, when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman became very much afraid because it seemed almost hopeless: The boat was small and the storm was really huge, and […]

3 short lessons for life

  One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it up and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home. As soon as […]

forgivness

The great scientist Sir Isaac Newton worked several hours every day for twenty years and wrote down the results of his brilliant research. One day he went out for a walk leaving the papers on the table. His pet dog ‘diamond’ was lying in the room. A few minutes later, it jumped on to the […]

the sage

  There was a famous sage, who lived high up in the Himalayan Mountains, far away from humanity. He choose a simple life and spent most of his time meditating. People from all over the globe would travel for days on end to meet him and ask for his advice. Once such a group of […]

underrated

A stag overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing his own shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the size and variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such slender and weak feet. While he was thus contemplating himself, a Lion appeared at the pool and crouched […]