Pranay Gupta
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WISDOM PEARLS A WORLD IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR THINGS: THE LEARNING OF THE WISE THE JUSTICE OF THE GREAT THE PRAYERS OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE VALOUR OF THE BRAVE BUT ALL OF THESE ARE AS NOTHING WITHOUT A RULER WHO KNOWS THE ART OF RULING CU Coommppiilleedd BByy Pranay Gupta CU ONTACTS [email protected] [email protected] TH HTp TH HT TH HT “Wisdom Pearls” 2 CONTENTSU This Book Contains Inspirational, Motivational & Encouraging Stories. DU DEEDDIICCAATTIIOONN T ACKNOWLEDGEMENTU The Contents Of This Book Have Been Selected From Various Internet Sites. “Wisdom Pearls” 3 INDEXU U TITLE # TITLE # Abraham Lincoln's Letter 7 A Brother's Hands 8 to Headmaster A Fascinating Story 10 A Glass Of Milk 11 A Mothers Love 12 A Wonderful Story 13 All the Time in the World 14 BuildT a BridgeT 15 Bend, but Don't Break 16 Butch O'Hare 17 Care 19 Perseverance 20 Cure for Sorrow 22 Cut The Rope 23 Dad's Eyes 24 Desire 26 Disciple Hood 28 Don't Wait 30 A way of Love 32 Ears 33 Case Study in Emotional 35 Existence of God 36 Intelligence Dr.U Tony Campolo in hisU 37 Flowers on the Bus 38 book, "Carpe Diem" Flying First Class 40 Flying 41 For Daddy 43 Gold and Diamond 44 How to Stop Gossip, 45 Grandpa's Table 46 Rumour and Backbiting Growing Good Corn 47 Having To Pick One Only 48 He Needed Me 49 Help 50 How Great Love Is 51 Is Your Hut Burning? 52 Just a Little Smile 53 Keep Your Eyes Open 54 Keep Your Goals in Sight 55 Let The Light Shine 56 Letting Go 58 Live or Work 59 Looks Can Be Deceiving 60 Nails In The Fence 62 Never Lose Your Value 63 Obstacles and 64 Opportunities One Friendly Act 65 Our Parents 67 Rat Trap 69 Read It Carefully, Very 70 Important Refusing to Accept Failure 72 Rest Smart 73 Rocking With Me 74 Run Through the Rain 75 Sand Writing 77 Scars 78 Seven Wonders of the 79 Sleeping Through the 80 World Storm Slow Down 81 Small Things That Make a 82 Big Difference Special Olympics 83 Special Orders 84 Stone Soup Story 85 Struggle 86 The Builder 87 The Cherry Tree 88 “Wisdom Pearls” 4 The Chicken 89 The Circus 90 The Cookies 91 The Devoted Son 92 The Disabled Bus Driver 94 The Grocery List 96 The House of 1000 97 The King's Highway 98 Mirrors The Little Boy Asks the 99 The Most Caring Child 100 Meaning of Life The Mountain Story 101 The Mountain 102 The power of words 103 The Red Light Special 104 The Smile 105 The Scorpion & The Turtle 106 The Story of a Clown 107 The Teacher 108 The View 111 The Wallet 112 The Wolves Within 116 Three Powerful Words 117 Unconditional Love 118 Understanding and 119 Attitude Weakness or Strength 120 Mother 121 Reward 122 God's Perfection 123 Who Packed Your 125 Wise Woman 126 Parachute? You are Wonderful 127 The Cracked Water Jar 128 Shake It Off 129 Think for Others 130 “We'll see...” 131 Playing A Violin With 132 Three Strings “Can You See God?” 134 The Real Meaning Of 135 Peace Live Free 136 A Stranger At My Home 137 Think about this.... 139 Give This A thought 141 To All Mothers and 142 A Lesson In Heart 144 Children Roles And How We Play 145 Catch of a Lifetime 146 Them The Emperor's Seed 147 Choose a Way to Win the 149 Race Don’t We All 152 Be Patient 154 Determination 155 Parable Of The Pencil 157 The Buzzard, The Bat, 158 A True Story 159 and the Bumblebee Change Your Strategy 161 Smile 162 A Little Bit of Joy 164 Selflessness 167 When You Thought I 168 With a Little Help 169 Wasn’t Looking That's Not My Job 170 Are you a Carrot, an Egg 171 or Coffee Bean? Dust If You Must 173 A Life Worth Saving 174 “Wisdom Pearls” 5 A Simple Gesture 175 IF and WHEN 177 The Illusion of Reflection 179 A winner is NOT one who 181 NEVER FAILS, but one who NEVER QUITS! Fear 183 The Flower and the Tree 186 Lion, Rats, Snake & the 188 The Rose Within 189 Honeycomb Hatred Than Love 190 The Perfect Heart 192 Fight Back 193 Lessons from Geese 194 Marathon 195 The Illiterate Farmer 196 The Origin of the 197 Don’t Let Sorrow In! 198 Moonlight Sonata The Tremendous Power 199 He is Always There to 200 of Attitude Meet Me! Rockefeller’s Assets 201 The Secret of Success 202 Garden or Garbage 203 The Door Without A 204 Handle The Elixir of Love 205 End Out Your Best! 206 Thank You God 207 You Are Rich 208 The Smart Thing To Do 209 Unfolding A Rose 210 A Lesson from Disabled 211 The Boy and the Dog 212 People Attitude 213 The Woodcutter 215 No Problem 216 Life 217 Love 218 Hat Seller – Modern Story 220 If I Live Again 221 Thought 222 Perspective 223 Happiness Follows 224 The Star Thrower 225 Soap Case Study 226 Struggle 227 Very True 228 Fresh Fish 229 Learning To Get Back Up 231 Commitment 232 Four Words 233 THE END “Wisdom Pearls” 6 SUNU RISEU EVERY MORNING IN AFRICA, WHEN THE SUN RISES, A DEER AWAKENS, KNOWING IT HAS TO OUTRUN THE FASTEST LION, OR, BE HUNTED TO DEATH.... EVERY MORNING IN AFRICA, WHEN THE SUN RISES, A LION AWAKENS, KNOWING IT HAS TO OUTRUN THE SLOWEST DEER, OR, BE STARVED TO DEATH.... IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE A DEER OR LION, WHEN THE SUN RISES, BETTER BE RUNNING AT YOUR BEST YYOOUU OONNLLYY LLIIVVEE OONNCCEE “Wisdom Pearls” 7 AbrahamU Lincoln's Letter to Headmaster A letter written by Abraham Lincoln to the Headmaster of a school in which his son was studying. It contains an advice, which is still relevant today for executives, workers, teachers, parents and students. AU WORD TO TEACHERSU "He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just and are not true. But teach him if you can the wonder of books... but also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hillside. In school, teach him it is far more honourable to fall than to cheat... Teach to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him he is wrong. Teach him to be gentle with gentlepeople and tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone getting on the bandwagon... Teach him to listen to all men; but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good that comes through. Teach him, if you can how to laugh when he is sad... Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him to scoff at cynics and to be aware of too much sweetness. Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to highest bidders, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob... and stand and fight if thinks he is right. Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the courage to be impatient. Let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will have faith in humankind. This is a big order, but see what you can do. He is such a fine little fellow my son! -T Abraham Lincoln" “Wisdom Pearls” 8 AU Brother's Hands Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for this mob, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in the neighbourhood. Despite their seemingly hopeless condition, two of Albrecht Durer the Elder's children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew full well that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. After many long discussions at night in their crowded bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy, either with sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by labouring in the mines. They tossed a coin on a Sunday morning after church. Albrecht Durer won the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation. Albrecht's etchings, his woodcuts, and his oils were far better than those of most of his professors, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his commissioned works. When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner on their lawn to celebrate Albrecht's triumphant homecoming.