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Inspirational Short Stories
View an Inspirational Short Story that Will Touch Your Heart
Inspirational short stories provide comfort, faith, hope, joy, and a host of
other emotions - simply through the messages they deliver. The short stories
here follow the time held tradition of using the power of stories to teach and
touch the heart. I sincerely hope you enjoy these. They are very powerful.
Free Inspirational Story
The Sands of Forgiveness
Author Unknown
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some
point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one
in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the
sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a
bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved him.
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt
you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand
where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something
good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.
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The Value Of A Smile
By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz
The value of a smile is priceless, yet it is the cheapest, easiest, most
rewarding and most sincere gift to anyone that crosses your path. A smile makes
a person's day, anybody's day even a stranger's day. A smile is infectious.
Start infecting people with your smile today.
A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the
weary, sunshine to those who are sad, and hope to those who are hopeless and
defeated.
A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought, begged, borrowed, or taken away
against your will. You have to be willing to give a smile away before it can do
anyone else any good.
So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a smile, let him have one of
yours anyway. Nobody needs a smile as much as the person who has none to give.
A Room With A View
Author Unknown
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 room's only window. The other man had to
spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke
of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the
military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the
man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing
to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the
other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be
broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the
water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm
amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the
landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As
the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the
other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although
the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the
gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Days and weeks
passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only
to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in
his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body
away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next
to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he
was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on
one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have
the joy of seeing it for himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the
window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had
described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that
the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just
wanted to encourage you."
Message:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own
situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is
doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that
money can't buy.
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Can I Borrow $25?
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year
old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what is it?' replied the man.
SON:: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said
angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why
you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish
frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After
about an hour or so, the man had calmed down , and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25.00 and
he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of
the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He
asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking,
maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long
day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $25 you
asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!'
He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled
up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then
looked up at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already
have some?' the father grumbled. Because I didn't have enough, but now
I do,' the little boy replied. 'Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an
hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to
have dinner with you.' I Miss you so much Daddy....
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you
working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our
fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to
us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of
your time with someone you love.
If we are gone tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave
behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
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Puppies For Sale
Author Unknown
A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read "Puppies For Sale."
Signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and sure enough, a
little boy appeared under the store owner's sign. "How much are you going to
sell the puppies for?" he asked.
The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50."
The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have $2.37,"
he said. "Can I please look at them?"
The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran
down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.
One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled
out the lagging, limping puppy and said, "What's wrong with that little dog?"
The store owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy
and had discovered it didn't have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would
always be lame.
The little boy became excited. "That is the puppy that I want to buy."
The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really
want him, I'll just give him to you."
The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's eyes,
pointing his finger, and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That little
dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay full price. In
fact, I'll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for."
The store owner countered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is
never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other
puppies."
To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to
reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He
looked up at the store owner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well
myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!"
We ALL need someone who understands!
I sincerely hope you enjoyed these inspirational short stories. They are not
only meant to entertain, but provide you with perspective and inspiration to
keep striving towards your best life -- no matter what your life circumstances.
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