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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...

Karoly Takacs was from Hungary. In 1938, he was working with the Hungarian Army. He was the top pistol shooter in Hungary. He was going to participate in the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Every person in Hungary expected that Takacs was going to win the gold medal. Nobody had any doubt. Because Takacs had a mind-blowing capability of pistol shooting with his right hand. He proved it many times in his country. He had many years of serious practice of pistol shooting. The family members of Takacs and all Hungarians were waiting for the grand success of Takacs in the Olympics. But unexpectedly a tragedy happened. While training with his army squad, a defective grenade exploded in Takacs’ right hand. The flesh, nerves, and bones in his right hand were scattered on the ground. He became unconscious. After one day, he woke up on a bed in a military hospital. He understood that his right hand was removed. He saw a bandage at his shoulder. Takacs spent a month in the hospital. He lost h...

Aisha and Rajiv were a couple. In the beginning days of their marriage, they were very happy. They loved each other. They could not live without the presence of the other. But gradually all things changed. They started quarreling with each other. They were always angry with each other. Their wedding anniversary came. At home, Aisha was waiting for her husband Rajiv. Aisha was waiting to see if Rajiv remembered it was their anniversary! The doorbell rang. She ran to find her husband. Rajiv entered the home with a smiling face and a bunch of flowers in his hand. The couple smiled at each other. Aisha started preparing a delicious dinner. Rajiv was silently looking at the beauty of Aisha's shining face. It was raining outside. Cold breezes were entering the room. She looked at Rajiv, smiled and asked: "How was your day?". He said, "It's fine". They were imagining a wonderful night. The phone in the bedroom rang. Aisha went into the bedroom and picked up t...