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| | | Main : Books : Sower's Seeds SeriesLove for Others: A Hasidic Story (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
A wealthy Jewish merchant treats a poor old man with rudeness and disdain as they travel together on a train.
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Make a Difference (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
As the old man walked the beach at dawn he noticed a youth ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally, catching up with the youth, he asked him why he was doing this.
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Moso Bamboo Tree, The (by: Joel Weldon)
The moso is a bamboo plant that grows in China and the far east. After the moso is planted, no visible growth occurs for up to five years - event under ideal conditions!
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New Creatures in Christ (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
Queen Victoria once paid a visit to a paper mill. Without knowing who this distinguished visitor was, the foreman showed her the workings of the mill. She went into the rag-sorting shop where employess picked out the rags from the refuse of the city.
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No Time to Brag (by: Mongolian Folklore)
Two geese were about to start wouthward on their annual migration, when they were entreated by a frog to take him with them. The geese expressed their willingness to do so if a means of conveyance could be devised.
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Obstacles? Deal with Them Now (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rahter morbid about the rock.
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On Compassion (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
Three old men, one of whom had a bad reputation, came one day to Abba Achilles. The first old man asked him, "Father, make me a fishing net." "I will not make you one," Abba replied.
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On Judging Others (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
A brother committed a fault. A council was called to which Abba Moses was invited, but he refused to attend. Then the superior sent someone to say to him, "Come, for everyone is waiting for you."
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Optimist, The (by: Author Unknown)
There is a story of identical twins. One was a hope-filled optimist. "Everything is coming up roses!" he would say. The other twin was a sad and hopeless pessimist. He thought that Murphy, as in Murphy's Law, was an optimist. The worried parents of the boys brought them to the local psychologist.
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Patience to Learn (by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.)
A young man presented himself to the local expert on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist. The expert brushed him off because he feared that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man pleaded for a chance. Finally the expert consented and told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
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