There was an old man who lived with his wife in the countryside. They were very poor people, childless, and both were blind. One day, an angel came to the old man and said, "God sees how righteous and pious you are. He sent me to offer you one … [Read more...]
Parable: No Room for You
He was a modest man of dress and quite ordinary in appearance. Yet, he was the wisest man in all the land, the Great Sage of Bialystock, revered and adored by the multitudes. One stormy night, the Sage came to the small town of Kumpfel, cold, … [Read more...]
Parable: Snowstorm Kindness
It was a freezing cold night with near-blizzard conditions in upstate New York. A man was driving through the snow until he came to a point where he knew he could not safely go any further. He pulled his car over and looked for a place where he … [Read more...]
Story: Fill’er Up
A young man was at a gas station paying for his fill-up when he noticed a woman who was obviously distraught. "Can I help?" He asked the woman. She tearfully replied, "My car broke down, and it's my daughter's birthday party. I have to get back … [Read more...]
Parable: Doing the Right Thing
One day, some years back, a teacher took his class of teenagers to an amusement park as an end-of-the-year party. They all went to the arcade room, and he watched one of his students standing in line to buy tokens. The man in front of the student … [Read more...]
Story: It’s a Simple Kindness
It was back in the day, hundreds of employees worked at the slaughterhouse and packing plant in the city. Everyone came to work at the same time and left at the same time, five days a week. It was past the usual quitting time of 4:00 pm on a … [Read more...]
Story: Holiday Party
Paul was a young man who volunteered his time to help out at a holiday party for inmates at the penitentiary in his state. It was a prison for lifers. People who committed crimes so grievous that there would be no chance for parole. One of the … [Read more...]
Story: Sleep-Away Camp
I was a young boy, eleven years old, and I was at sleep-away camp in upstate New York. As anyone who has ever been a camper knows, visitors weekend is a very big deal. In the morning, when our parents were due to arrive, we waited anxiously for … [Read more...]
Parable: Tested and Passed
Chase was a "bad" kid. He skipped school and got into trouble. He was wild, a risk-taker who would do crazy things on a dare. Above all, he was a poor student, and his grades reflected it. It was the spring of his junior year in high school, and … [Read more...]
Parable: How Much Do You Make?
Two men were chatting at a cocktail party. The first man asks, "What do you do for a living?" "I'm a school teacher." Says the second man. "A school teacher?!!" The first man replied with surprise. "It's such a low-paying field. If you don't … [Read more...]
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