3.2 A useless life 无用的生命

A farmer got so old that he couldn't work the fields anymore. So he would spend the day just sitting on the porch. His son, still working the farm, would look up from time to time and see his father sitting there. He's of no use any more, the son tho

3.3 Wetting pants 尿湿裤子

Wetting Pants A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there is apuddle between his feet and front of his pants is wet. He thinkshis heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly image howthis has happened .Its never happened bef

3.4 The world outside the window 窗外的世界

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the rooms only window. The other man had to spend all his ti

3.6 Each to his own beauty 各自的美丽

A Samurai who was known for his nobility and honesty, went to visit a Zen monk to ask advice. However, the moment he entered the temple where the master was praying, he felt inferior and concluded that, in spite of having fought for justice and peace

3.7 Acts of kindness benefit everyone 善行益于人人

Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown. The gateway to happiness, is giving to others. Think about this: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, pra

4.1 Stone and the flower 石头与花儿

You have hardened said the flower,bending her petals downward toward the half stone at her roots.These rains should have softened you.made you more fertile and receptive to the seeds of minerals;but no. You have accumulated minerals，become more sil

4.2 An afternoon in the park 公园里的一个下午

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived,so he packed his suitcase and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at

4.3 Two drops of oil 两滴油

A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was lookin

4.4 The joy of spring 春之喜悦

I am Jolly Joy, and I?m a happiness! But you, as a human, might know of me as simply, ?sunflower?. Little do you know that we flowers have our own identities and souls, for indeed we do, along with divine purpose and goals, albeit our goals are much

4.5 The red rose 红玫瑰

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4.6 A gift of love 爱的礼物

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3.5 The beauty of honesty 诚实之美

There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose day to day business was to provide goods to the local people . He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed

3.1 Nature's beauty 自然之美

A monk was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers and trees. Next to the temple there was another smaller temple where there lived a very old Zen master. One day, when the monk was e

4.7 Why not go up 为什么不上去？

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4.8 Finding joy in the ordinary 在平凡中找寻快乐

There I was on a beautiful Sunday morning, sitting in church and only halfway listening as Pastor Merritt talked about finding joy in our everyday lives. A nice idea, sure, but according to the mental list I was making, I would have to schedule joy f

5.1 Life is like a cup of coffee 咖啡人生

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and re

5.2 The trouble tree 烦恼树

The carpenter I hired to help restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job .a flat tire made him lose an hour of work .his electic saw quit and now his ancient pick up truck refused to start. while I drove him home .he sat

5.4 Struggle 挣扎

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it

5.5 Footprints 脚印

Deep in his slumber, one night a man had a very real, yet surreal dream. He dreamt that he was walking along the beach with God. As he looked up at the sky, he saw all the scenes of his life flash by along with two sets of footprints: one set for him

5.6 Whisper or brick 轻语还是砖头？

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no c