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Spiritual Story: The Good Samaritan

Being good is risky. So, what was Jesus’ message in that Christian parable?

What is the purpose of religion in our lives?

Zhuangzi knew about the happiness of fish, but Huizi’s skepticism only gets him circular answers.

Funny story of the famous Chinese philosopher’s clever rejoinders...

Funny business management story" The Horse & The Goat

Interesting and insightful corporate lessons.

The secret to survival in our corporate world is …

Funny Story: The Jester Returns

Rosh responds with classical elephant jokes when Hosh grills his tired father on elephants.

Quietly he lay, staring at the white hospital ceiling. It was a plain canvas, unlike his own life. If only life could be as uncluttered as ceilings were.

His life had been full. Made full by his own ambition and effort. It had been a life of becoming.

Life can be tough in the shadow of an exceptional sibling.

Insightful story on sibling envy.

Which is the lesser evil when you are consumed by jealousy?

“Midas was stupid”, Josh voiced his opinion, “why didn’t he just wear gloves? That would have been much safer."

"He could have had the gold and touched things without turning them into gold.”

There was pin drop silence for a moment. Then Hosh spoke up.

“Everything he touched turned instantly into gold. It was miraculous!"

"He touched a tree. Gold! He touched a stone. Gold! He touched a piece of shit. Gold!”

“Wow!” said Josh, “I really want that golden touch. Can Dionysus make me rich too? ”

“Beer – helping people enjoy sex since about 5,000 BC - is also made of grains. All healthy stuff. Drink more, be healthier. Have sex, be even more healthier."

"Beer also helps a man show his emotions. Spill one and he'll cry.”

Are parents like the playgrounds?

Milestones you have passed in your journey of life. And subsequently forgotten…

Inspiring Story: The Power of One

Dr. Sujit Kumar Brahmochary began IIMC by treating 20 poor Indian kids per day.

25 years later it was serving 120,000 patients

"What a life mate!" our friend crowed, "Zed security. Such fame. And such beauty."

"People dying to see you. When they see me, they just shoo me away."

"You must be the happiest bird on the planet."

Roti Magar, meaning the quest for Roti, is a beautiful Punjabi poem written & sung by Gurdas Maan on the ethos of sustenance.

Rosh translates & explains lyrics

Inspirational Business Story: The Richest Man Ever

What one person can do with a big enough vision & mighty action.

John D. Rockefeller wasn't perfect, but he...

"Interpreting the right-to-die within the right-to-life is contentious," said Rosh, "While one can choose not to exercise one's right-to-life (a right explicitly protected in NZ) or choose to commit suicide (which is legal in NZ) etc., one's right-to-life does not extend to allowing someone else to take one's life."

"Voluntary consent is therefore not a universally valid defence for murder."

"Within the current legislature, the UK Court could not justify the right to kill under an individual's private affairs despite voluntary consent, as this would cheapen the right-to-life for others."

"The protection of all its citizens by State was deemed to be of greater importance than the respect for an individual's autonomy."

"This is also the reason why people drink more in noisy pubs and discoes and then make stupid decisions there. Because their brain gets too overloaded. It simply can't think properly in all that din."

"And when you drink there, it gets even worse. The dumbest chick starts looking like Aphrodite."

"Who's he?" asked Rosh.

"Amish is a young author that Forbes India has ranked among the Top 100 celebrities in India two years in a row," Isha replied, "in 2012 and 2013, and he is younger than you." 

Liam O'Flaherty story: The Sniper

Irish Republicans and Free Staters were waging civil war in the 1920s.

A sniper hunted from a Dublin rooftop on a dark night

Reflections on Liam O'Flaherty story, The Sniper.

War makes enemies out of brothers & neighbors.

In the darkness within & without, do they know who they shoot at or why?