Did the story really have to end the way it did? How many times did you let the opinion of others dictate your actions? Write your own ending.
Funny story: There is a right and a wrong way of making conclusions
People are making conclusions all the time based on the wrong information. The next time you make a conclusion ask yourself if you left any “legs”.
Mindset story: A full bag of big problems and an opportunity to switch it
If you could put all of your small and big problems in one bag and switch the bag with someone else who you don’t know, would you do it?
Leadership story: The stateless king who was born and bred to be a leader
Many say they were born and bred to be a leader. But which is more important. To be born into the role of a leader, or made a leader because of experience?
Inspirational story: How much is a mother’s love worth? Check the bill
A great inspirational story for mother’s day. A mother’s love has no price and knows no boundaries. How would you react if you were the mom in the story?
Story about communication: The domino effect of rumors and gossip
As you will get to read in this short story rumors and gossip are like their own organism. Once they become “alive” they evolve in unimaginable ways.
Story about fear: A young monk learns a lesson on how to deal with fear
Do you know how to deal with fear, or are you like the young monk? Can you imagine what would have happened to him if he hadn’t listened to his mentor?
Wisdom story: The “key test” to see who to trust with what you love
Imagine having everything you ever wished for and achieving everything you set out to, but you would never know who to trust. Could you live like that?
Perseverance story: A father’s final lesson to his sons about work skills
You can always learn work skills, but only if you have the right mindset. And like the two brothers in the story, you may need some help to figure that out.
Wisdom story: How to complicate a simple thing as buying a pair of shoes
Sometimes common sense is not that common. Many times like in the short story, wise people complicate the simplest things.