God in all things

An old man, a boy & a donkey were going to town.  The boy rode on the donkey & the old man walked.  As they went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics [...]

Just thought of sharing this one for the day…………….. And for ever………………..
A gentleman once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, “Do you need two statues of the same idol?”
“No,” said the sculptor without [...]

 
Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.   He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.
As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a [...]

Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into [...]

My mom only had one eye. I hated her.  She was such an embarrassment.  My mom ran a small shop at a flea market.  She collected little weeds and such to sell…anything for the money we needed.  She was such an embarrassment.
There was this one day during elementary school.it was field day, and my mom [...]

Rebecca had decided that her best chance of getting hired by a company doing geological survey work in the Alaskan wilderness was to earn a private license to fly twin-engine planes. A few days later she began taking lessons from a wise old bush pilot, highly respected throughout the region for his cool and collected [...]

A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father.  When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.  The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.  ‘I [...]

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content. One day, he came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Kingdom, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant was so joyous. [...]

Lao Tzu became very famous, a wise man, and he was without doubt one of the wisest men ever. The emperor of China asked him very humbly to become his chief of the Supreme Court, because nobody could guide the country’s laws better than he could. He tried to persuade the emperor, “I am not [...]

A man comes to a master to ask how much man is independent, free. Is he totally free, or is there a limitation? Is there something like fate, kismet, destiny, a God who makes a limitation beyond which you cannot be free?
The mystic answered in his own way and not logically but existentially. He said, [...]