Wisdom
-=- Life's Echoes -=-
by: Unknown
submitted by: Aldridge, David
A son and his father were hiking in the mountains. Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" To his surprise, he hears a voice repeating, from somewhere in... More...
1000 Marbles...
by: Unknown
submitted by: Wilcox, Loretta
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either... More...
A Good Name
by: Unknown
submitted by: Aldridge, David
During the course of World War II, many people gained fame in one way or another. One man was Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One time his... More...
All Good Things
by: Unknown
submitted by: Aldridge, David
Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to... More...
Art of Lost Conversation, The
by: Unknown
submitted by: Ashford, Janice
This is the transcript of an actual radio communication of a U.S. naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course... More...
Being Poor
by: Unknown
submitted by: Aldridge, David
One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. He spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor... More...
Benefits of Struggling
by: Unknown
submitted by: Aldridge, David
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then... More...
Blessed
by: Unknown
submitted by: Wilcox, Loretta
A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were. I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was... More...
Butterfly, The
by: Unknown
submitted by: Zimmerman, Bill
A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it... More...
Cracked Pot, The
by: Unknown
submitted by: Ashford, Janice
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across the back of his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and... More...