... Chicken Soup for the Soul ...

Stories, Anecdotes, Parables, Maxims,
some Advice and a Shorty

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A Butterfly - sometimes you think you are helping someone; well, maybe you aren't.
Adversity - how do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
A Little Story - a typical story about everybody, somebody, anybody, and nobody.
Beware Of Dog ... don't let the Jewish theme frighten you; story has a message for all.
Don't Be Part of the Problem ... it's a joke but it's also an important lesson to be learned.
Footprints in the Sand - and you thought it was then that He wasn't with you - shame on you.
Formula for Success - if J. P. Morgan paid $25,000 for it, then it might have some merit.
Getting Involved - the tightrope walking and the cheering man 100% behind him.
It Is Up To Us - a young child thinks he can get the better of his teacher.
Jacob's Ladder; Don't Look Down - how do we reconcile the finite with the infinite?
Knowledge ... there's a very important difference between saying and knowing.
Moving a Mountain - if we each do our little share, an entire mountain can be moved.
Nobody's Looking - the great golpher and nobody saw him hit that hole-in-one.
One Glass of Milk - some favors are never forgotten, like that one glass of milk.
One Small Light - a businessman tests which of his three sons has the most initiative.
Reincarnation - might also help explain why bad things happen to good people.
Roman Justice - Chaucer tells this anecdote - of Roman origin - example of absolute power.
Secret of Your Success - I leave it to you to find out what the secret is.
Sharing - might be easier to share a million dollars than to share a pair of boots (in theory).
Snobbery and True Class ... a true story showing the difference, by Stephen M Wylen.
Stone Soup ... oh this was a clever beggar, he got that soup and well deserved it.
Story of Love in a Heartbeat ... young boy is willing to sacrifice his life to save his sister.
Story of Two Men ... this is very similar to O'Henry's story called: "The Last Leaf."
Story of Two Pockets ... question is asked: "why do we have two pockets on each side?"
Story of Two Traveling Angels ... that's right, "things aren't always what they seem."
The Bumblebee - not exactly a story ... but I think a very interesting observation.
The Big Picture ... another way of showing that things aren't always what they seem.
The Bird Flying South ... who's your friend; who's your enemy, and when to keep quiet.
The Burning Hut ... another fine example of how the hand of G-d works in mysterious ways.
The Fence - a verbal wound is as bad as, or maybe worse than, a physical one ... it's true.
The Optimist & The Pessimist � a variation of glass half empty / glass half full.
The Power of the Universe - all you have to do is know where it is ... and it is yours.
The Twenty Dollar Bill - story teaches the importance of human worth regardless of faults.
Welcome to Holland ... advice in thinking through your disappointments ... we all have some.
What Does G-d Need Our Work For? ... certainly he could do everything himself; read on.
A Story in Six Words - by Ernest Hemingway - but I don't share his love of bullfights.
A Parable ... adversities that can bury us usually have the potential to benefit and bless us.
A Maxim ... if only we would all say what we mean ... and mean what we say.
Some Advice ... sometimes a problem can solved and also used to your own advantage.
Summary ... what do we learn from these gems ... after all, there has to be some lesson.
A Final Word ... I took this from my last page on religion ... thought it was appropriate here.
Related Subjects ... might be a little difficult to follow ... but thought I'd include it anyway.
Navigator ... only after reading these delicious stories - delicious? - 'twas food for the soul.