List Of Monthly Reflections

A boy who was always in a bad mood was given an interesting exercise by his father. He gave the boy a bag of nails and a hammer and told him that every time he lost his patience, he should drive a nail into the wooden fence.

In northern Brazil, there is a popular game called Pau de Cebu in which young people and children try to climb a greased pole to win a prize.

When asked how he manages to maintain such a calm and balanced demeanor all the time, a Tibetan master replied with simplicity: “It’s simple. When I lie down, I lie down. When I sit, I sit. And when I walk, I walk.”

Two simple miners had been digging through rocks for several months, looking for some precious stone with which they could support their families. One day, in the cracks between the rocks, they saw something shining. It looked like they found what they were looking for!

There is an old story about a writer and how he studied the Amish people in preparation for an article on them. What did he discover that day?

When Dr. Schweitzer heard the story, he said, “I never would have thought that one child could do so much."

I distinctly remember after supper one evening, the words of our younger daughter, Colleen. She wanted to tell me something important that had happened to her at school that day...

A flautist began to take notice that his playing had a hypnotic effect on his audiences. The people listening to him sat motionless, as though they were in a trance.

One foggy night in London, many years ago, a ragged, unkempt man shuffled into a little music shop. Clutched under the man's arm was a violin.