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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.”

A couple went for a cruise tour to enjoy their private honeymoon while leaving their children at home. Unfortunately, the cruise ship was sinking due to catastrophic weather condition. The couple finally made their way to the lifeboat area but there was only space for one person left. The man jumped onto the lifeboat, leaving his wife on the sinking ship…

I wish we were lettuce. Quote from Thich Nhat Hanh's book "At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life" by spiritwildfire

We must take care of our parents when they need us the most, just like how they taught us to take our first steps, we too must guide them through their old age.

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The Father asked his Son, “What is this?” The Son replied “It is a crow”. After a few...

Take a moment to read one, or a few, of these amazing stories about total strangers stepping up and being wonderful when they didn't have to. You won't regret it. (Via this Quora thread entitled "What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?")

I was out walking with my 5-year-old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it into her mouth. I took the thing away from her and asked her not to do that. “Why?” she asked. “Because it’s been on the ground, and...