A child told the mother: “Mum, you are very beautiful today.” Replied the mother: “Why?” The child said: “Because you did not get angry today.”
Moral of the Story:
- It is easy to possess beauty: do not get angry.
- Anger is temporary madness.
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A man attended an interview for a job. Along the corridor, he picked up a piece of trash and threw it into a dustbin. The interviewer passed by and saw it. This man got the job.
Moral of the Story:
- Live with good habits, and you will be recognized.
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A small boy worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop. A man sent a bicycle for repair. After repairing the bicycle, this boy cleaned it up, and it looked like a new one. Other apprentices laughed at him for doing redundant work. The second day after the owner claimed the bicycle back, this boy was pinched and offered a job.
Moral of the Story:
- Go the extra mile to be successful.
- Doing more gains more; doing less loses more.
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The owner of a farm asked his child to work every day at the farm. His friend said to him: “You do not have to make your son work so hard. The crops would grow just as well.” The owner of the farm replied: “I am not cultivating my crops, but my child.”
Moral of the Story:
- A simple way to groom a child is to let him experience some hardships.
- If not cut, jade would not turn into useful ware.
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A shop is always brightly lit up. Someone asked: “What brand of bulb are you using? It is so lasting.” The shop owner replied: “Our bulbs blew out frequently. We replaced them once a bulb blew out.”
Moral of the Story:
- It is simple to maintain brightness: change the bulbs regularly.
- To brighten up everyday life: Endeavour to abandon unwholesome states of mind and make an effort to encourage wholesome states to grow.
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425Moral of the Story:
- It is easy to possess beauty: do not get angry.
- Anger is temporary madness.
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A man attended an interview for a job. Along the corridor, he picked up a piece of trash and threw it into a dustbin. The interviewer passed by and saw it. This man got the job.
Moral of the Story:
- Live with good habits, and you will be recognized.
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A small boy worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop. A man sent a bicycle for repair. After repairing the bicycle, this boy cleaned it up, and it looked like a new one. Other apprentices laughed at him for doing redundant work. The second day after the owner claimed the bicycle back, this boy was pinched and offered a job.
Moral of the Story:
- Go the extra mile to be successful.
- Doing more gains more; doing less loses more.
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The owner of a farm asked his child to work every day at the farm. His friend said to him: “You do not have to make your son work so hard. The crops would grow just as well.” The owner of the farm replied: “I am not cultivating my crops, but my child.”
Moral of the Story:
- A simple way to groom a child is to let him experience some hardships.
- If not cut, jade would not turn into useful ware.
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A shop is always brightly lit up. Someone asked: “What brand of bulb are you using? It is so lasting.” The shop owner replied: “Our bulbs blew out frequently. We replaced them once a bulb blew out.”
Moral of the Story:
- It is simple to maintain brightness: change the bulbs regularly.
- To brighten up everyday life: Endeavour to abandon unwholesome states of mind and make an effort to encourage wholesome states to grow.
From India, New Delhi
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Dear Sri Jagat Kumar,
Very nice compendium of morals worth remembering and emulating. As Stephen Covey would put it, these are small courtesies that increase the Emotional Bank Deposits with whom we move around.
V. Raghunathan
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Very nice compendium of morals worth remembering and emulating. As Stephen Covey would put it, these are small courtesies that increase the Emotional Bank Deposits with whom we move around.
V. Raghunathan
From India
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Hello Sirji, nice, small, crisp story with valuable lessons. It is always useful to remember these small steps and apply as and when necessary. Thank you for sharing.
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