• Beautiful Prayer
    • I asked God to take away my habit. God said, no. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up...
    • Sleeping Through The Storm
    • A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows."....
    • The House of 1000 Mirrors
    • Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced ...
    • Lovely sky
    • One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be co...
    • Beautiful Thoughts
    • hts W hen everything seems to go wrong, just push. When the job gets you down, just push. When people don't react the way you think they should, push! When your money looks funny and the bills are due, just pus...
    • PUT DOWN THE GLASS
    • Once A Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see, Then asked the students, "How do you think this glass weighs?" "50 gms!", "100 gms!...
    • Precious Little Time
    • ime T he man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man. &qu...
    • Army of Elephants
    • The following incident is mentioned in Surah “Feel” (Elephant) of the Holy Quran and it happened during the period of the birth-year of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Abraha Al-Ashram was the governor o...
    • Today I Saved a Life
    • ife T oday while driving to work I saved a life -- well, sort of. Let me start from the beginning. Today while driving to work, I saw a car approaching on my right side, he was fighting to get into gridlock traff...
    • Better to Give
    • A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a Professor, who was commonly called the students friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions. ...
    • Cheering Me On
    • I close my eyes as tight as they can go.The lights go off, and my imaginationswitcheson. Pictures flash through my mind like an old film from the fifties.I remember driving home by myself for the first t...
    • A Friend...
    • (A)ccepts you as you are (B)elieves in you (C)alls you just to say HI (D)oesnt give up on you (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts) (F)orgives your mistakes (G)ive...
    • Giving Blood
    • Giving Blood many years ago, when I worked as a transfusion volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a disease and needed blood from her five-year-old brothe...
    • Words of Wisdom (Thoughts to Live By)
    • By) ---Nature and wisdom never are at strife. Plutarch ---It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld ---The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James ---...
    • The Twelve Gifts of Birth
    • rth O nce upon a time, a long time ago, when princes and princesses lived in faraway kingdoms, royal children were given twelve special gifts when they were born. You may have heard the stories. Twelve wise women of ...
    • THE HEALING POISON
    • ON A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities we...
    • THE HEALING POISON
    • A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law...
    • Big Rocks of Life
    • ife Something to Think About... A while back I was reading about an expert on subject of time management. One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustrat...
    • Humor Can Save Your Life
    • ife  By: Michael Angier, Success Networks T he story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king. The king became so infuriated he sentenced the jester to be executed. His court pr...
    • What goes around comes around
    • und There is an old saying "What goes around comes around." He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up...
    • Great Plan for Christmas
    • mas By: J. Luinenburg H esitating, the first snow flakes fell. It was one day before Christmas. There was this small house in front of a big forest, which was breathing quietness. Just every now and then, two rabbits...
    • The Window
    • dow T wo men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room"s only window. The other man...
    • Embassy of Hope
    • ope W hen Mark was five years old his parents divorced. He stayed with his mother, while his father enlisted in the armed forces. As Mark grew up he occasionally had recollections of the brief time he shared with h...
    • The Power of God!
    • Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to? ...THAT'S GOD...He wants you to talk to him. Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nic...
    • Baby's Touch
    • by: Deborah Linne,   During the business of this holiday season, my one year old daughter caught a cold that wouldn't seem to let go of her. She had it especially rough at night when she had coughing fits. Being a ...
    •  Touching life story...
    • A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Grad...
    • An Angel Story
    • ory Hi. I wanted to share this angel story with you. I had put a package of the angel sprinkles (the small gold colored foil angels) in my purse after one of the Psychic Fairs.  The package was opened and the ange...
    • 24 Things To Always Remember
    • ber Your presence is a present to the world. You are unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You will make it thr...
    • Bridge
    • dge 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, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed, witho...
    • Perspectives
    • ves O ne day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When t...
    • The Bluest Flower
    • wer I ran into a stranger as he passed by "oh excuse me please" He said "Please excuse me too, I wasn't watching for you." We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said go...
    • Story of a soldier
    • ier A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco."Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd l...
    • The Hare Who Would Not Be King
    • ing N othing stirred on the African plains. The sun glared down and Hare crept inside the cool hollow of a baobab tree for his afternoon nap. Suddenly he was wide awake. There was a boom, boom, booming in his ears. And...
    •  The King, The Prince,
    •  & The Naughty Sheep     Dawood (A.S) was king in Jerusalem, and he had a son named Sulayman (A.S). Both of them were Prophets, helping their people with messages from Allah.   Allah loved Da...
    • Two Traveling Angels
    • els Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in t...
    • My Journey from Darkness to Light
    • ight   I was born into a German Christian family during the most ferocious period of World War II, in Berlin in 1943. My family moved first to Spain, during the same year, and later in 1948 to Argentina. There I s...
    • Hope's Fire
    • The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventu...
    • The Rope
    • ope   The story tells about a mountain climber, who wanted to climb the highest mountain. He began his adventure after many years of preparation, but since he wanted the glory just for himself, he decided to climb ...
    • Where Is My Mother?
    • er? Nando Parrado's courage made him a survivor. On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying young Nando Parrado and his Uruguayan rugby teammates crashed in the Andes mountain range. It's amazing that anyone survived at all...
    • Justness
    • ess One should not be surprised that Ali was just. It would have been a matter of surprise if he had not been just. The instances of his justice which have been narrated are the most valuable assets in human history and...
    • Jihad and Bravery
    • ery At the conclusion of the Battle of the Camel he offered funeral prayers for the enemies who had been killed and prayed to God for their forgiveness. When he gained control over his fell enemies like Abdullah son o...
    • Companion
    • ion A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recou...
    • God's Smile
    • Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. ...
    • The Husband of Aglaes
    • aes from “Gesta Romanorum” IN Rome some time dwelt a mighty emperor named Philominus, who had one only daughter, who was fair and gracious in the sight of every man, who had to name Aglaes. There was also in the emper...
    • Mothers
    • ers Some of you mothers may, or may not relate to this... A few months ago, as I was picking up the children from school, another mother I knew well rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with indignation. "Do you know ...
    • Behavior towards Shiites
    • tes Musa ibn Yasar said, "I was with Imam Reza (A.S.) near Tous when we heard the sound of mourning. We followed the sound and came upon a funeral procession. Imam immediately dismounted from his horse and walke...
    • The Story Of The Yara
    • ara A Tale from Brazil Down in the south, where the sun shines so hotly that everything and everybody sleeps all day, and even the great forests seem silent, except early in the morning and late in the evening-down in...
    • The Lost Son
    • on There was a householder's son who went away into a distant country, and while the father accumulated immeasurable riches, the son became miserably poor. And the son while searching for food and clothing happened to co...
    • Abraham and the Idol Temple
    • ple Abraham started his heavenly mission and so addressed his people: What are these inanimate statues before which you have kneeled down? They said, "Our fathers had been worshipping idols and we do just as our fa...
    • Essence And Attribute
    • Fernando Sorrentino Translated by Clark M. Zlotchew On July 25, as I tried to hit letter A, I noticed a slight wart on the pinky of my left hand. On the 27th it seemed considerably larger. On the third of August, wi...