A
Circle Of Love---Four men stood together in a
circle, accused of harboring a grudge against each other.
They were told that each one must stand there (in the
circle) until the time that he was ready and willing to
absolve the grudge and forgive his neighbor. Each of these
men were neighbors on adjoining properties. The first man
was angry because his neighbor’s cows broke down his
fence. The second neighbor was angry because, when the fence
broke, and the cows were free, they went on his property and
trampled many of his crops...
Depressed
Rabbit Attempts Suicide---A male rabbit named
Furball had lost all hope. The female rabbit he had lived
with for an entire year had left him for another rabbit. The
owner of the garden he usually dined at had just put a fence
around it. A fox had nipped one of his ears. And, at his
most depressed, it seemed to him that all life is mere
ephemera in the eye of time...
Mr.
Grumpy--Unreasonable joy and happiness came to me
on an ordinary day, an unremarkable day, when I was playing
poker. The clatter of chips and the shuffling of cards
played background music to the conversation of the players.
Now and then, the dealer would call “Seat open.” and a
floorman would escort another player to a table. The nine
players at my table were all sizes, shapes, and colors...
It’s
Not Solid---In a small forest lived the garden
gnomes, Arnold and Sarah. It was their wedding day and their
friends and relatives were all invited to celebrate the new
marriage. Gnomes are simple creatures and consequently take
great joy in the simple things in life. Friends brought
simple little gifts. Baskets made from branches of small
trees...
The
Strangest Breakfast---I woke up groaning, drum
beating painfully inside my head. Tongue thick and dry, body
drained - not unusual for a Saturday morning.
I wanted to return to my dreams, but imagined I smelt
coffee. Thirst winning; I dragged myself out of bed. Donned
my threadbare maroon toweling robe, pushed my feet into my
old-flapping carpet slippers and set off to investigate the
unexpected aroma...Read
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