Skip to main content

Short Motivational Stories

The Elephant Rope As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.         He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”         The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.         Like the elephants, how many of us g...
Post a Comment

10 More Minutes

Ten More Minutes


While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.









 “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.  “He’s a fine looking boy” the man said.
“That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”






Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?”  Melissa pleaded, “Just Ten more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”


The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”


Again Melissa pleaded, “Ten more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.”  The man smiled and said, “OK.”  “My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.


The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here.

 I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just Ten more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa.  She thinks she has Ten more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Ten  more minutes to watch her play.”




Moral: Life is all about making priorities, and family is one and only priority on top of all other, so spend all time you can with loved ones

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Father,Son And a Donkey

Banwarilal is a simple soul who believes whatever he is told.  The village boys are aware of this and exploit his simplicity for a few laughs. One day, Banwarilal is on his way to the market with his son to sell their donkey. He comes across some village boys out to have fun. Seeing the father and son duo walking with the donkey, they first suggest that the son ride on the donkey and save the effort. The son is put on the donkey’s back. The boys then ridicule the boy for riding while the father walks. The father and son switch places. The father rides while the son walks. The boys then taunt the father for making the poor son walk and advise the duo to ride the donkey together. Thinking it a good idea they comply. The poor donkey collapses from exhaustion.  The boys then express their disgust at the duo for ill-treating the donkey and advice that they take the donkey to an animal doctor. The duo again follows the advice. On the way, they co...
Post a Comment
Read more

Tourist Place To Lookout In Bhubaneswar

Tourist Place To Lookout In Bhubaneswar  1. Nandan Kanana Zoological Park An interesting zoo set inside a timberland, Nandankanan Zoological Park was built up in 1960. It is a captivating asylum worked to guarantee that the widely varied vegetation flourish in an ensured locale in their characteristic natural surroundings. It is the main zoo on the planet to have effectively reproduced Melanistic and White Tigers. 2. Lingaraja Temple  The Lingaraj Temple is an antiquated sanctuary with extraordinary religious significance. Committed to Lord Shiva as the name recommends, it is visited by tremendous number of lovers consistently. The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar. The central tower of the temple is 180 ft (55 m) tall. The temple represents the quintessence of the  "kalinga architecture"  and culminating the medieval stages of the architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar. 3. Bindu Sarovor The Bindu Sarovar ...
Post a Comment
Read more

A Poor Man's Dream

 Once upon a time, there lived a poor man in a village. His name was Swabhavakripna. He was all alone in this world. He had no relatives or friends. He used to beg for his living. Whatever food he got as alms, he kept in an earthen pot and hung it beside his bed. Whenever he felt hungry he took out some food from the pot and ate it. One night, the man lay on his bed and soon he was fast asleep. He began to dream-He was no longer a poor man . He wore good clothes. He was the owner of a shop. Hundreds of customers came to his shop. Soon he became richer than before. He purchased many buffaloes and cows. Very soon the buffaloes and cows had their young ones. Those young ones grew and became buffaloes and cows. The buffaloes and cows gave milk. He made a lot of butter and curd from the milk. He sold butter and curd in the market. Soon he became richer then ever before. He built a big house for himself. Then he married a beautiful girl. Soon they had their children. The children play...
Post a Comment
Read more