041. Blind Spots

If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the…

040. The Wooden Bowl

A frail old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands tremble, his eyesight blurry,…

039. The Burden

A soldier who fought in Vietnam was finally coming home. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I’m…

038. Life Span

In the Beginning, God created the mule, and told him: "You will be a Mule, working constantly from dusk to…

037. Donating Blood

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named…

036. Rich And Poor

One day a wealthy father brought his son to a trip to the country with the intent to show him how poor…

035. Completing Proverbs

As homework, a grade school teacher gave her class a list of incomplete proverbs, and made them complete the sentences.  Here are the results: Strike While…

034. If I knew then…

If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in…

033. Jonah and The Whale

Little Sally was talking to her teacher about whales. Her teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a…

032. Strength From Adversity

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly…