In the cake parable, you will learn what happens when you focus on arguing and being right rather than finding the right solution.
Wisdom story: Something to eat, drink, plant for just one coin
If you had just one coin with which you must buy something to eat, to drink, to plant, and with which to feed a cow, what would you buy?
Story about fear: How can a coward overcome cowardice?
Everyone can overcome cowardice as long as they work at it. This story is a great example of what it takes to do so. Come back and read it if you feel like giving up.
Wisdom story: Will the impatient king learn his lesson or lose it all?
Has anyone ever told you that you are too impatient? Read the story and learn from the king’s mistakes there is no need you have to make your own mistakes.
Mindset story: The most important thing to achieve a goal
The most important thing when trying to achieve your goals is to have an open mind and be willing to take advantage of all that you have at your disposal.
Story about communication: The answer is in a different perspective
Sometimes the answer to a situation or a question is so simple as just looking at it from a different perspective. Keep an open mind and avoid complications.
Perseverance story: It all depends on how you react when the waves come
Waves are a metaphor for the difficulties we encounter in our lives. They differ for each of us. But in the end, all that matters is how you react to them.
Perseverance story: Be mindful of distractions or…
The key to achieving what you want is to be mindful of distractions. Even if you know that you still may end up lost like the monks in the story.
Mindset story: What happens when you try to get ahead at the expense of others
A story about when karma strikes back at people who try to get ahead at the expense of others. Do you know anyone who is like the merchant in the story?
Wisdom story: When a promise of loyalty gets you in trouble
Have you ever been in a situation where you knew it would be better for you to break your promise of loyalty than to blindly follow someone, but you still didn’t follow your instinct?