Delicacy of Feeling THE value of a charitable deed depends entirely upon the way it is done. Remember, the poor are always sensitive. Said a poor woman: "If anyone gives me anything and then tells of it, I've paid for it" Yes, paid for it in shame and distress more than the gift was worth. Said a lady at her gate one day: "That's Mrs. Dean; I know it's her by her dress. I gave it to her." Once one man said to another, " I gave you this work because you were poor and I thought you'd be glad to get it." Why did he remind the man of his distress, already hard to bear? It would have sounded ... read more

A Confused Mind The word confusion sometimes makes you spin your head and lose everything. Sometimes it brings you a new idea and gets you on right path. As I grow older, I have more and more responsibilities and obligations to myself and my dear ones. Basically I have had a very simple family background that they (my parents) themselves are struggling for their day to day life happening. As I talk to my parents, I get to know that they are still not in a good financial status. One of the major reasons why I was sent to India was just to relieve their financial burden an extra bell ... read more

A TOWN MOUSE AND A COUNTRY MOUSE Once there were two mice. One lived in a country and the other in a town. One day, the country mouse invited the town mouse to dine with him and served him the best food. But the town mouse said that the food was tasteless and invited the country mouse to his mouse. At the town's mouse house, the food was very delicious but all the time, while eating, the two mouse was on the look-out for human-beings and the cats they kept to kill mice. The country mouse exclaimed, "What a miserable life you lead!" At least in the country, I can eat my meals in peace. ... read more

The Proud Boy THERE was once a very proud boy. He always walked through the village with his eyes turned down and his hands in his pockets. The boys used to stare at him, and say nothing; and when he was out of sight, they breathed freely. So the proud boy was lonely, and would have had no friends out of doors if it had not been for two stray dogs, the green trees, and a flock of geese upon the common. One day, just by the weaver's cottage, he met the tailor's son. Now the tailor's son made more noise than any other boy in the village, and when he had done anything wrong he stuck to it, ... read more

Two Fishermen There were two fishermen who where close pals. They used to catch fish together on weekends. Since they were busy in their personal work and family, they hardly spend time together. It was a Saturday and they decided to drive to a nearby pond to enjoy their day in fishing. Also, they wanted to have some feast with the fish they catch. Both carried essential utensils, cooking accessories, ingredients and fishing equipments. They reached the pond. They sat at a distance and started hunting for the fish. The first fisherman got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes. He ... read more