Love & Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left... Except for Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to …

“I wanted to kill myself today. Because of you, I now do not. Thank you, Beautiful”. Homeless Man’s Heartwarming Note To A Kind Stranger

Today I went to Dunkin’ Donuts and saw a clearly homeless guy sitting on the side of the road and picking up change. Eventually, I saw him stroll into Dunkin, as he was counting his change to buy something I began to get super annoying and talked to him over and over again even when …

The Kindest People

The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson. The kindest people don’t just exist – they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe …

Grandma’s Hands

“Grandma, how do you cope with pain?” “With your hands, honey. If you do it with your mind instead of relieving the pain, it toughens even harder.” “With your hands grandma?” “Yes, our hands are the antennae of our soul. If you move them; knitting, cooking, painting, playing or sinking them into the ground, you …

The Plump Lady

Hi! How are you?” The woman smiled as she took the seat beside me. She had to lower herself slowly, squeezing her ample bottom into the seat, filling all available space. Positioning herself comfortably, she plopped her enormous arm on our common armrest. Her immensity saturated the space around us, shrinking me and my seat …

She’s Beautiful

When she was a little girlthey told her she was beautifulbut it had no meaningin her world of bicyclesand pigtailsand adventures in make-believe. Later, she hoped she was beautifulas boys started taking noticeof her friendsand phones rang forSaturday night dates. She felt beautiful on her wedding day,hopeful with hernew life partner by her sidebut, later,when …

The Boy With Wet Pants

There was a eight year old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there was a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants got wet too. He thought his heart was going to stop and he couldn’t imagine how this might have happened. It had never happened before. He …

The Story Of The Boy and His Ice Cream

A 10-year-old boy entered a cafe and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?”, the boy asked. “$5,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How …

The Ubuntu Story

An Anthropologist proposed one game to the kids of African tribal children. He placed a basket of fruits near a tree. And made them stand 100 metres away. And announced that who ever reaches first would get all the fruits in the basket. When he said ready steady go… Do you know what these small …

The Story of The Two Apples

A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mum came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile: "My sweetie, could you give your mum one of your two apples"? The girl looked up at her mum for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one …

A Gift of Love

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning …

The Story of the Father, Son and the Crow

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The Father asked his Son, “What is this?” The Son replied, “It is a crow”. After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, “What is this?” …