Motivational Stories
Laziness won't get you anywhere."In ancient times, a king had his men place
a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes and watched to see
if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Instead, some of the King's wealthiest merchants
and courtiers passed by and walked around it. Many people blamed the King for not keeping
the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone removed.
One day, a peasant came along carrying vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant
laid down his burden and tried to push the
stone out of the way. After much pushing and straining, he finally
managed. After the peasant went back to pick up his
He noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The bag contained many gold coins and notes
from the King explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from
the road."Don't say something you regret out of anger."There once was a little boy who had a horrible
temper. So his father handed him a bag of
nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the
fence. On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails
into that fence. The boy gradually began to control his temper
over the next few weeks, and the number of pins he was hammering into the wall slowly
decreased. Finally, he discovered it was easier to hold
his character than hammer those nails into the wall. Finally, the day came when the boy didn't
lose his temper at all. He told his father the news, and the father
suggested that the boy should now pull out a nail every day he kept his character under
control. The days passed, and the young boy finally
told his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led
him to the fence.'You have done well, my son, but look at the
holes in the wall. The wall will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a
scar like this. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm
sorry, and the wound is still there.'"Stop wasting your time complaining."People visit a wise man complaining about
the same problems repeatedly. One day, he decided to tell them a joke, and
they all roared with laughter. After a few minutes, he told them the same
trick, and only a few smiled. Then he said the same trick for the third time,
but no one laughed or smiled anymore. The wise man smiled and said: 'You can't laugh
at the same joke repeatedly. So why are you always crying about the same
problem?'"Damaged souls still have worth."A shop owner placed a sign above his door
that said: 'Puppies For Sale.' Characters like this always have a way of attracting
young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and approached the owner; 'How
much are you going to sell the puppies for?' he asked. The store owner replied, 'Anywhere from $30
to $50.'The little boy pulled out some change from
his pocket.'I have $2.37,' he said.'Can I please look at them?'The shop owner smiled and whistled. Then, out of the kennel came Lady, who ran
down the aisle of his shop followed by fifteen tiny balls of fur. One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the
lagging, limping puppy and said, 'What's wrong with that little dog?'
The shop owner explained that the veterinarian
had examined the little puppy and had discovered it didn't have a hip socket.
It would always limp.
It would always be lame. The little boy became excited.'That is the puppy that I want to buy.'The shop owner said, 'No, you don't want to
buy that little dog. If you want him, I'll give him
to you.'The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's
eyes, pointing his finger, and said, 'I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth as much
as all the other dogs, and I'll pay full price. I'll give you $2.37 now and 50 cents
a month until I have him paid for.'The shop owner countered, 'You don't
want to buy this little dog. He will never be able to run and jump
and play with you like the other puppies.'To his surprise, the little boy reached down
and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a
big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly
replied, 'Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who
understands!'"Never let one failure from the past hold you
back in the future."As a man passed the elephants, he suddenly
stopped, confused that these giant creatures were being held by only a small
rope tied to their front leg.No chains, no cages. It was apparent that the elephants could break
away from their bonds at any time, but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these
animals just stood there and did not attempt to escape.
'Well,' the trainer said, 'when they are very
young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them, and, at that age, it's enough
to hold them. They are conditioned to believe they cannot
break away as they grow up. They believe the rope can still hold them,
so they never try to break free.'The man was amazed. These animals could break free
from their bonds at any time, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where
they were."
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