A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns? Saddened by this thought, he neglected … Read more
A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “Ah!†To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: “Ah!†Curious, he yells: “Who are you?†He receives the answer: “Who are you?†And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!†… Read more
As the story goes, they built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired its beauty! Up on the roof, a little nail heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure-except the nail! No one even knew he was there, and he became angry and jealous. “If I am that … Read more