Tag: Moral Stories
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Kofi Annan Quotes
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Born: April 8, 1938 Kumasi, Ghana Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Indira Gandhi Prize We may have different religions,…
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Keeping Promises
A long time ago there were two young men. One was the son of a king; the other was the son of a shepherd. The shepherd’s son, David, worked for the king as a musician, for he could play music to soothe the king’s headaches. The king’s son, Jonathan, and David became best friends. They…
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Flying First Class
On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, well-off white South African Lady has found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating. “What seems to be the problem Madam?” asked the attendant. “Can’t you see?” she said, “You’ve sat me next to a black.…
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Keep Your Eyes Open
Read below a moral story. It was a very cold winter night! A sparrow had spent two nights out with only the meager shelter of a tree. He decided that he couldn’t survive a third night, so he left the tree to find a better shelter. As he flew he got colder and colder, until…
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Is Your Hut Burning?
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to…
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A Motivational story – How To Stop Gossip, Rumour And Backbiting ?
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter…
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The House Of 1000 Mirrors
Read below a moral story. In a distant village long ago, there was a special House of 1000 Mirrors. A cheerful little dog heard about it and decided to pay a visit. With excitement, he bounded up the stairs and reached the doorway of the house. Eagerly, he peered inside, his ears perked up and…
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The Sands of Forgiveness
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. At some point in the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.…
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LIFE
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap…
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
One beautiful summer day, a lazy grasshopper was chirping and sitting and playing games, just as he did every day. A hard-working ant passed by, carrying a huge leaf that he was taking back to the ant’s nest. The grasshopper said to the ant , “All you ants do is work all day. You should…
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The Tea Cup
There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup.They said, “May we see that? We’ve never seen one quite so beautiful.” As…
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How the Poor live
One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son 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…