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A Brute Can Also See Reason

  A Brute Can Also See Reason: Once a wicked wolf was in a jovial mood and merrily roaming around. Suddenly, he saw a boy lying on the ground and moved towards him. On seeing the wolf, the boy got frightened and tried to turn away his face. The wolf realized that the boy was terrified. The wolf went up to the boy and said, "Aha! At last, I caught you. But I shall spare your life if you say three things which cannot be challenged in regard to their truth." The boy, though terrified, composed himself and thought for a while. Then he said, "First it is a pity that you saw me; second, I was a fool to let myself be seen by you and third, everyone hates wolves because of their unprovoked attacks." The wolf was satisfied with his reply, spared his life and left.

A Bad Dream

  A Bad Dream: Value: Forgiveness and Reconciliation “DAD how dare you look in my diary?” Max screamed at his father in fury. Chuck wasred with anger at his little boy for what he read in that diary. “How dare you lie to me? You said you would never smoke a cigarette and right here inthis diary, you confess you have. Your promises are no good to me now Max!” Chuckyelled at his young son. “Well my privacy is ruined. How I can ever trust you again!” Max said crying. “Me? Its you who lied and I can never trust you again. I wish I never had a son.” Chucksaid and right away he was sorry he said that. Max burst into tears and ran out the doorto go down the block to his friends house to hide. Chuck slammed his hand down on thecounter and hurt it. He hated fighting with his son. Parents hate it when their childrenare mad at them. It hurts them way down inside but sometimes they are proud and don’tknow how to make things are ok. “That kid drives me crazy.” Chuck fumed thinking of what he re...

A Gift Of Love

  A Gift Of Love : “Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was marred. When he rushed home from school one day and flung himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be a succession of heartbreaks. He blurted out the tragedy. “A boy, a big boy … called me a freak.” He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might mingle with other young people,” his mother reproved him, but felt a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father had a session with the family physician. Could nothing be done? “I believe I could graft...

Hares And Frogs

  Hares And Frogs: Hares, as you know, are very timid. The least shadow, sends them scurrying in fright to a hiding place. Once they decided to die rather than live in such misery. But while they were debating how best to meet death, they thought they heard a noise and in a flash were scampering off to the warren. On the way they passed a pond where a family of Frogs were sitting among the reeds on the bank. In an instant the startled Frogs were seeking safety in the mud.        “Look,“  cried a Hare,  “things are not so bad after all, for here are creatures who are afraid even of us!“    However unfortunate we may think we are there is always someone worse off than ourselves.