Category: Monday Motivations

Monday Motivation….. February 09, 2015 (209) Once upon a time a Guru and his company were resting on the banks of the Ganges. A devotee named Hari was idly inspecting a stone he had picked up along the road, thinking of the vast throngs who had come to hear the Guru. “Master,” said Hari, “you…

Monday Motivation….. February 02, 2015 (208) Once upon a time, Paul fortunately got a job with a large chain of guitar stores. He had never worked in a retail organization before. The pay was based on a small salary plus commission. They put him through an extensive sales training. It was the usual stuff on…

Monday Motivation….. January 26, 2015 (207) Once upon a time a fox lived in the deep forest that had lost its front legs. No one knew how: perhaps escaping from a trap. A man who lived on the edge of the forest, seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world it…

Monday Motivation….. January 19, 2015 (206) There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose day to day business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed…

Monday Motivation….. January 12, 2015 (205) Once upon a time a man who was feeling very disheartened, went down to the beach. He found a shiny pearl sitting amongst the sand and pebbles. It gleamed brightly in the morning sun and his heart was lifted. “I will keep this forever”, he said to himself as…

Monday Motivation….. January 05, 2015 (204) Once upon a time the young automotive mechanic named Jimmy who has not worked for some time, decided to look for work. He gathered up all his strength and finally decided he will attend an interview. All dressed up in a neat white shirt and slacks pants, he went…

Monday Motivation….. December 29, 2014 (203) Once upon a time during a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the…

Monday Motivation….. December 22, 2014 (202) Once upon a time in Japan, a man breaks open the wall to renovate his house. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls, and when tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside had been…

Monday Motivation….. December 15, 2014 (201) Once upon a time a city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry son, but I have some bad news,…

Monday Motivation….. December 08, 2014 (200) Once upon a time a king came to see a great Sufi mystic, Farid. He had brought a present for him: a beautiful pair of scissors, golden, studded with diamonds — very valuable, very rare, and something unique. He brought those scissors to present to Farid. He touched Farid’s…