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One day a young lady was driving along with her father. They came upon a storm, and the young lady asked her father, What should I do? He said keep driving. Car began to pull over to the side, the storm was getting worse. What should I do. The young lady asked? Keep driving, her father replied. On up a few feet, she noticed that even eighteen wheelers had stopped over to the side. She told her dad, “I can barely see ahead. It is Terrible, and everyone is stopping on side!” Her father told her, Don’t give up, just keep driving! Now the storm was terrible, but she never stopped driving. After a couple of miles she was again on dry land, and the sun came out. Her father said, Now you can stop on side and get out. She said, “But why now?” He said, “Look back at all the people that gave up, are still in the storm. Because you never gave up, your storm is now over.” Words to Remember Never give up our endeavor in facing the storm of our ...

There was a quiet forest dweller an old gentleman, who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps. The old gentleman had been hired many years earlier by a young town councilman to clear away the debris from the pools of water up in the mountain crevices that fed the lovely spring flowing through their town. With faithful, silent regularity, he patrolled the hills, removed the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt that would otherwise have choked and contaminated the fresh flow of water.  The village soon became a popular attraction for vacationers. Graceful swans floated along the crystal clear spring, farmlands were naturally irrigated, and the view from restaurants was picturesque beyond description. Years passed. One evening the town council met for its semiannual meeting. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s eye caught the salary figure being paid to the obscure keeper of the spring. He said, “Who is this old man? Why do w...

Once upon a time, a young daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and she was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed as if one problem was solved, and another one soon followed.  Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled a pot with water and placed it on a high fire. Once the pot began to boil, he placed potatoes in that pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burner. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. Turning to her, he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?” “Potatoes” she hastily replied. “Look closer”, he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. “Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes were hard in the beginning. They faced t...

It was an early morning.  Mr. Khanna was getting ready for his office when His wife asked him to put just a few clothes out for a laundry today.   He asked his wife, “Why?”  She told him, “Because our maid is planning to visit her Grand Daughter today, she will have to leave early to catch the bus and she will not be coming for two days”.   Mr. Khanna asked her, “Where is she going for two days?”  She told him, “Tomorrow is the Birthday of her Grand Daughter, so she is going to spend time with her and celebrate.”   Mr. Khanna told her, “Ok, no problem”. But then his wife asked him, “Oh one more thing!  Should I give her Rs. 500 as a bonus?”   Mr. Khanna said, “Why now?  We will give her during the Christmas”.  His Wife said, “Well, She is hardly able to manage her expenses and she is visiting her Grand Daughter, so not sure ho...

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; and many other subsequent interview rounds.  The director called him for the last interview. The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The youth answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, “Where did your mother work?” The youth answered, “My mother worked as a clothes cleaner. The director asked, “Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, “I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning” The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear...

It was a sunny day. Three old men with long white beard were wandering on the road. They saw a beautiful little house and decided to enter the house.  The old men knocked the door. A lady opened the door. The old men asked whether they have all members of the family. The lady replied, ‘Me and my mother-in-law are here. My husband and children will be back to home in the evening. Please let me know how can I help you?’  The old men told her, ‘then we will wait until all members of your family return home.’ The lady replied, ‘but you look so tired and weak. I will bring you some food. You may have some rest.’ They said, ‘We are not hungry and we don’t need anything. We shall wait till evening.’ All three men were sitting under a tree and relaxing. Children reached home after school and the old men talked to them. It was almost 6 pm and the lady again requested the three men to have some drink at least. However, th...

There was a rich couple who was arranging a big Birthday party at their house.  So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price.  They wanted to maintain their level of standard, so didn’t mind paying for it.  After purchasing all they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home.  The porter who came was of an old age, not very healthy looking, his clothes were torn, looked as if he was not even able to meet his daily needs. They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods at their home.  The old porter quoted just a Rs.50, a well below the market rate for delivering goods at couple’s home in his cart.  Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for Rs.30.  The porter was struggling to make meal even for one time, so he needed anything he can earn. The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poo...

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side. They had been sharing machinery, trading a labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference which exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence. One morning there was a knock on elder brother’s door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter’s toolbox. “I am looking for a few days of work”, he said. “Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there. Could I help you?” “Yes!” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That’s my neighbor, in fact, it’s my younger brother and we don’t get along. Last week he dug a wider passage for water into his farm. And he ended up creating a very wide ...