Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out-patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man. [...]
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The old fisherman
Posted: 21st February 2012 by admin in Inspirational Stories, Must Reads, Touching StoriesTags: Fisherman, Old
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The wooden bowl
Posted: 20th February 2012 by admin in Moral Stories, Parents, Touching StoriesTags: Bowl, Grandson, Old man
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his [...]
Parents as First Teacher
Posted: 19th February 2012 by admin in Parents, Touching StoriesTags: First, Parents, Teacher
Michael by William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Posted: 18th February 2012 by admin in Moral Stories, Parents, Touching Stories, True LoveTags: Michael, William Wordsworth
IF from the public way you turn your steps Up the tumultuous brook of Greenhead Ghyll, You will suppose that with an upright path Your feet must struggle; in such bold ascent The pastoral mountains front you, face to face. 5 But, courage! for around that boisterous brook The mountains have all opened out themselves, And [...]
CRACKED POT
Posted: 15th February 2012 by admin in Must Reads, Touching StoriesTags: Decorate, Flowers, God, India, Proud, Unique Flaws, Water bearer
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master’s house it had leaked [...]
Helpless Love.
Posted: 12th February 2012 by admin in Inspirational Stories, Must Reads, Touching Stories, True LoveTags: Knowledge, Time
Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. According to their nature, each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of an impending storm was announced and everyone was advised to evacuate the island. The announcement caused sudden panic. All rushed to their boats. Even damaged [...]
St. Valentine’s Story
Posted: 12th February 2012 by admin in Inspirational Stories, Moral Stories, Must Reads, Touching Stories, True LoveTags: Autobiography, St. Valentine's Story, Touching, True Love
Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived inRomeduring the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time,Romewas ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn’t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn’t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings. Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected [...]
Give Your Hundred Percent in a Relationship
Posted: 7th February 2012 by admin in Touching StoriesTags: Hundred, Touching
A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed. The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and [...]
I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back. The boy couldn’t have been more than 5 or 6 years old. The Cashier said: “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to the old [...]
By Hans Christian Andersen IT was very, very cold; it snowed and it grew dark; it was the last evening of the year, New Year’s Eve. In the cold and dark a poor little girl, with bare head and bare feet, was walking through the streets. When she left her own house she certainly had had [...]