Category: Monday Motivations

Monday Motivation….. January 11, 2016 (257) Once upon a time, a shipwrecked man struggled mightily against the waves and was finally cast ashore, more dead than alive. When finally he regained consciousness, he saw that the sea was as calm as a pond. “How deceitful you are!” he shouted to the sea. “You draw men…

Monday Motivation….. January 04, 2016 (256) Once upon a time, a couple has been living together for 30 years. On the 30th anniversary of their marriage the wife, as usual, has baked the bun – she baked it every morning, it was a tradition. During the breakfast she cut it across, buttered both sides, and,…

Monday Motivation….. December 28, 2015 (255) Once upon a time, a farmer and his family were on their way to the city. At noon on the second day of their journey they came upon a huge banyan tree and decided to rest under it for a while. The farmer did not want to stay idle…

Monday Motivation….. December 21, 2015 (254) Once upon a time, a generous king once ruled in the far land. Every day two beggars used to come to him for alms and he always gave them food and money. On receiving the alms one of them, the older one, used to say: “God provides.” The other…

Monday Motivation….. December 14, 2015 (253) Once upon a time a king sent a message to the ruler of a neighboring country. The message read: “Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg or else…” The king on getting the message wrote back: “We don’t have such a diamond and if we…

Monday Motivation….. December 07, 2015 (252) Once there lived a blind man in a small town. He always carried a lighted lamp in his hand whenever he went out at night. On one dark night he was going with his lighted lamp in his hand. A group of men were passing that way. They saw…

Monday Motivation….. November 30, 2015 (251) Once upon a time two families lived nearby. One family had constant quarrels and the other one lived quietly and friendly. One day, feeling jealous about nice atmosphere flourished in the neighbouring family, wife told her husband: Let us go to the neighbors and look what they are doing…

Monday Motivation….. November 23, 2015 (250) Once upon a time five wise men got lost in the forest. The first one said: I will go the left – my intuition tells me that. The second one said: I will go the right – because “the right” comes from the word “rightness”. The third one said:…

Monday Motivation….. November 16, 2015 (249) Once upon a time, a new pupil, who had been already kicked out of three schools, was brought to the school. One teacher came to class, looked at the new pupil and thought: “Where only such people are from…” The second teacher came, saw a new pupil, and said…

Monday Motivation….. November 09, 2015 (248) Once upon a time an elderly man was approached by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the famous 19th century Poeat & Artist. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed potential…