A short motivational story to start a week!

Monday Motivation….. August 29, 2011 (029) Once upon a time there was a farmer named Hafiz in Africa, Who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the…

Monday Motivation….. August 22, 2011 (028) This is the story of Rebbi Yochanan, a great scholar who had a study partner named Reish Lakish. (Before becoming a rabbi, Reish Lakish was a bandit. But that’s another story…) These two men studied together for many years, until one day Reish Lakish got sick and died. Rebbe…

Monday Motivation….. August 15, 2011 (027) Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. …

Monday Motivation….. August 08, 2011 (026) Once upon a time in ancient America there lived a farmer who grew the best quality corn. For last 10 years, every year the farmer entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon for the best Corn of the year. One year a newspaper…

Monday Motivation….. August 01, 2011 (025) The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him…

Monday Motivation….. July 25, 2011 (024) One fine Monday morning like today all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the…

Monday Motivation….. July 18, 2011 (023) Once upon a time a mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. “There is a…

Monday Motivation….. July 11, 2011 (022) Once upon a time a 10-year-old boy decided to practice and master judo art despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master [“Sensei,”(Teacher in Japanese)]. The boy was doing well, so he…

Monday Motivation….. July 04, 2011 (021) Once upon a time 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 it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as…

Monday Motivation….. June 27, 2011 (020) Once upon a time a group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. Both the frogs ignored the…