Poor people

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, [...]

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The donkey in a well

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up any way, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his [...]

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Two angels

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel [...]

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If I Had My Life To Live Over…

I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained or the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the ‘good’ living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken [...]

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Three Things of Life

3 things of life that once gone never comes back :
Time
Words
Opportunity
3 things of life that must not be lost:
Peace,
Hope
Honesty
3 things of life that are most valuable:
Love
Self-confidence
Friends
3 things of life that are never sure:
Dreams
Success
Fortune
3 things that makes a man/Woman:
Hard work,
Sincerity
Success
3 things in life that destroys a man/Woman:
Wine,
Pride
Anger

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Just 5 More Minutes..

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.
“That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing in [...]

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English Idioms

One finger cannot lift a pebble. (Iranian)
When elephants battle, the ants perish. (Cambodian
If you chase two hares, you will not catch either. (Russian)
The pot calls the kettle black. (United States)The sieve says to the needle: You have a hole in your tail. (Pakistan)
It is better to turn back than to get [...]

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Empty pages

One evening a young woman went alone to walk barefoot by the ocean after the sun had set. She stopped in her path and turned so she could see the footsteps she had left in the sand. But they had already been washed away by the waves. When she turned to continue her walk, she [...]

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Love, Wealth and Success

Love, Wealth and Success
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the [...]

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just for fun

First:
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Try to read this out loud without messing up.
The average person can’t!
This is this cat
This is is cat
This is how cat
This is to cat
This is keep cat
This is a cat
This is stupid cat
This is person cat
This is busy cat
This is for cat
This is forty cat
This is seconds cat
Now, go back and read the 3rd word [...]

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