by Inspiration | Jun 16, 2024 | Relationship, Archives
The Pains of Intimacy It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This… The Pains of Intimacy It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves, but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive. The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people. But when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and admire the other person’s good qualities, we get the best of one another. Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet. These are some of the lessons to be learnt from the
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by Inspiration | Jun 4, 2024 | Attitude, Archives, Relationship
Good Character
A wise old man was sitting at the river bank when he saw a cat that had fallen into the water, flailing around, trying to save itself from drowning.
The man decided to save the cat. He stretched his hand out but was scratched by the cat. He pulled his hand back in pain.
by Inspiration | Jun 2, 2024 | Archives, Relationship
Lessons in Companionship from A Lizard
While renovating his house, a Japanese man broke open the wall.
Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside had been hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, felt pity and at the same time curiosity. On checking the nail, it appeared it was nailed five years ago when the house was built.
by Inspiration | May 29, 2024 | Family, Archives, Relationship
God, Make Me A Television
A Little Child’s Wish
A Primary School teacher asked her pupils to write an essay “what wish do you want from God?”
At the end of the day, the teacher collected all the essays given by her pupils. She took them home, sat and started marking them.
by Inspiration | May 28, 2024 | Archives, Family, Relationship
He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment. Then he slammed the drawer shut, turned to me and said, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”
by Inspiration | May 24, 2024 | Relationship, Archives
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as often as I can, and when I do, I urge others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
