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Once there was an explosion in a school, in America. The horrible fire caught an eight-year-old boy "Glenn Cunningham". His waist, legs, and toes were completely burnt. There was no flesh in his legs. The doctors checked his body and decided to amputate his legs. Glenn and his parents requested the doctors not to amputate. The doctors said "He will never walk again in his life. His legs are useless. They are big burdens to his body." And they left. For many months, he sat in a wheelchair. One day Glenn decided to walk from his wheelchair. But he fell down on the floor. Many times, he used to leave his wheelchair and started walking. But he fell down. He started moving on the floor. He used to drag his legs. For 2 years, there was no change in his legs. One day he was able to stand up on his feet. He used to hold walls and walk slowly. Daily he used to move and walk with the help of walls. He tried days and days to walk. Two years passed. He got some improvem...

When I sat in a park after my morning walk, my wife came and slumped next to me. She had completed her 30-minute jogging. We chatted for a while. She said that she is not happy in life. I was shocked. "Why do you think so?" I asked my wife. "I don't know. Everyone tells me I have everything needed, but I am not happy." She replied. Then I questioned myself, "Am I happy?" "No," was the reply of my inner voice. Now, this was an eye-opener for me. I began my quest to understand the real cause of my unhappiness, I couldn't find one. I made a research on it. I read articles and spoke to life coaches but nothing worked. At last, my doctor friend gave me satisfactory answers. He removed all my doubts. I applied his solutions and I can say I am a lot happier person today. And I was able to make my wife My doctor friend said there are four hormones which determine a human's happiness. They are Endorphin, Dopamine, Serotonin, a...

Robert met his school-mate after several years. Robert could not believe his eyes. His classmate was driving the latest Mercedes Benz car. Robert felt great disappointment. He felt awful. He thought he was a big failure. He blamed himself. He was continuously worrying. The fact is: Robert did not know that his classmate was just a driver of that Benz car. He was not the owner of that car. Rosemary daily watches a beautiful scene. Her friend Jane is living in front of her house. When Jane wants to get down from the car, her lovely husband comes to her and opens the car door. Then Jane gets down. Rosemary is nagging at her husband always for not being romantic like Jane's husband. The fact is: Jane's husband's car had a faulty door that could be opened only from outside. Rosemary does not know this. Angelia has only one child. She has been struggling to conceive again for the last 5 years. One day she went to visit her childhood friend. Angelina saw 3 lovely kid...

A baby girl "Oprah" was born to an unwed teenage mother in 1954. Oprah was left at her grandmother's house. She lived there for some years. Her mother used to work in another town as a housemaid. Between the ages 9 and 14, Oprah was raped countless times by her cousins, uncles and a family friend. She gave birth to a child at 14 years old and the child died. She became a thief and started stealing money from people. She became a drug addict. she consumed dangerous drugs like heroin and cocaine. She was caught by the police and sent to jail. After 6 months, she came back from jail. She was a spoiled teenager. She spoiled in all ways. All people disliked, hated and disrespected her. she came to know the address of her barber father, went to him and started living with her father in Tennessee, a state in the USA. There, her life started changing. A new chapter opened to her in Tennessee. The first time, she understood the importance of education. She studied honors se...

Zhou Qunfei was born in acute poverty at a village in China. Her father became blind in an industrial accident. Her mother died when she was just five years old. To run the family, she left home in her teenage and started working in a glass-processing factory. She used to shape glass for watches. After a few months of working, she gave a resignation letter to the boss. The boss was impressed with her English and her style of expressing her thoughts on a piece of paper. Instead of accepting the resignation letter, the boss promoted her as the head of a new department in the same factory with a big salary. After some time, she became the director of the whole manufacturing operation. In 1993, Zhou Qunfei left that company and started her own company "Lens Technology". Her initial investment for her company was 3000 US dollars. It was her savings of many years of hard work. At that time, her age was 22. She invented a new technology called "Scratch-resistant glass"...

Saji Thomas was from Kerala, India. He was born deaf and dumb. He can't hear. He can't speak. He pursued schooling till the 7th standard. Because of financial constraints in the family, he couldn’t pursue further education. But he had a great interest in making toys of buses, cars, and airplanes using cardboards. When he was a teenager, he saw a helicopter which was spraying pesticides in agricultural fields. When the helicopter landed, he ran to the pilot and requested him to get in. The pilot liked his enthusiasm and offered him a ride. Saji Thomas felt a great deal of happiness with the helicopter ride. That day he decided to make his own airplane. He took the address of that pilot. After a few days, he went to Mumbai to meet the pilot. He was introduced to some more pilots. They gave him some books about airplanes and a list of aviation companies. But Saji Thomas was almost uneducated. He was not able to understand those English books. But slowly he learned Englis...

An old man is teaching his grandson about life. Old man: A fight is going on inside me. Grandson: Oh. what kind of fight is that? Old man: It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is a bad wolf. He is anger, jealousy, worry, depression, fear, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, and guilt. The other one is a good wolf. He is happiness, peace of mind, love, hope, courage, self-confidence. Grandson: why is this fight happening inside you? Old man: The same fight is going on inside you–and inside every other person, too. In every person's heart, this fight continues as long as he is alive. Grandson: What happens if the bad wolf wins? Old man: In your heart, If the bad wolf wins, you will always be sad and depressed. You will fail in everything. Grandson: What happens if the good wolf wins? Old man: If the good wolf wins, you will always be happy and satisfied. You will always win. You will always be successful. Grandson: So which wolf will wi...

Emelie Chinelo Stella is from Anambra State, Nigeria. She was a diligent student in Nigeria. After her graduation, she tried to get admission to Indian universities. Seeing her excellent performance, a prestigious university in India, the University of Mysore gave her admission with a good scholarship. Stella studied M.Sc (chemistry) with meritorious Indian students in the university. She performed her same diligence in India. A few months ago, she finished her exams. The results were declared. She is the topper of the university, this year 2019. She went to Nigeria happily. She was waiting for the date of convocation, in which she would get her certificate. Unexpectedly she got a piece of news by an Email. She won 20 gold medals and 5 cash prizes from the Indian university. She came back to India a week ago to attend the convocation at the University of Mysore. The last Sunday ( 17th, March 2019), She sparkled like a star in the university. She became the center of attracti...

Armenia is a country between Asia and Europe. In 1989, a terrible earthquake destroyed Armenia. It killed over 30,000 people in less than 4 minutes. In that horrible situation, a father left his wife safely at home and ran to the school to get his son. But the school was completely collapsed to the ground. In the past, the father made a promise to his son "No matter what happens, I will always be there for you." He looked at the rubble in front of him. Tears filled his eyes. He kept remembering his commitment to his boy. "I will always be there for you." In the morning, he left his son in his classroom. But now it is difficult to find that classroom. Every building, every classroom, and everything was broken and fallen to the ground. It was a confusing situation. Using some measurements, he understood the exact location of his son's classroom. But now it did not look like a classroom. It was a collection of broken walls and scattered bricks. He rushed t...

There was a young man "William Osler". He was a medical student at the Montreal General Hospital in Canada. He used to worry about everything. He was regretful about the mistakes he did in the past. He was worried about the wrong things he did. He was worried about the insults he got. He was worried about the losses that damaged his life. He was worried about passing the final examination in the future. He was worried about what to do. He was worried about where to go. He was worried about how to build up a practice. He was worried about how to make a living. He was always in a depression. He was worried about the bitter experiences that happened in the past. And he was always horribly afraid of the future. He was always worried about everything and everywhere. In the spring of 1871, one day he went to a library and opened a book written by Thomas Carlyle. While reading the book, he found a sentence. He was attracted to that sentence. He was surprised by that senten...

Twenty years ago, I used to drive a cab for a living. Once I got a phone call. They said I should pick up a passenger from a building. I reached that building at midnight. It was dark except for a single light in a ground-floor window. In this kind of situation, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. They don't wait more time. But I know that taxis are the only transportation for some people at midnight. So I don't say "no" to any passenger at midnights. Now this passenger in the building might be someone who needs my assistance. So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute," answered a weak female voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a hat, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived i...

A successful businessman was growing old. He decided to recruit a CEO ( Chief Executive Officer) to his company. He had many employees. Some work hard. Some are intelligent. Some are creative. But the businessman wanted to recruit an honest person as the CEO of his company. He called all the executives and arranged a formal meeting. He said, "It is time for me to choose a CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. Today I am going to give a SEED to each and every one of you. It is a very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here after one year, with what you have grown from the seed. Then I will judge the plants that you bring. I will select the best plant. Then I will make the person, who grew that best plant, as the CEO of this company. Jim was also an employee in that company. All employees were given seeds including Jim. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil, and compost, Then Jim planted the s...