A man who was fishing one day noticed that the fisherman next to him threw the big fish he caught back into the water, while keeping the small ones. This…
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Let’s suppose you are a kid again in the 4th grade and every day at recess the big 6th grader, who is a bully, threatens you. He even beats you…
Three friends were discussing death and one asked the group: What would you like people to say about you at your funeral? The first said he would like people to…
At one point in his life, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. explained his choice of a career by saying: “I might have entered the ministry if certain clergymen I knew…
There is a story told about a thirteen-year-old amateur tennis player, named Rosie, as she struggled to stay above the competition while facing the temptation to cheat. In amateur circuit…
Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated each year on the third Monday in February. It was originally established in 1885 in recognition of our nation’s first president, George Washington….
A forest of quaking aspens in Utah is known by the name, Pando, meaning, “I spread.” It’s also called “the Trembling Giant.” This is because all the trees in this 106-acre…
While taking a prisoner from an Ontario correctional center to be arraigned on charges of attempted armed robbery, police constable John Bolton noticed a cross around the prisoner’s neck. Knowing…
Someone mathematically calculated a schedule that compares the average lifetime with a single day, beginning at 7 a.m. If your age is 15, the time is 10:25 a.m. If your…
We live in a world where we experience new things on a regular basis. New things have a certain appeal. The first new fallen snow for the year brings a…