STORY

“Dads Blessings”

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.  Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called  him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.  Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his voice to his father and said "With all your money, you give me a paper?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the paper.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and  wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go  to  him.  He had not seen him since that graduation day.  Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.  He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still, just as he had left it  years ago.  With tears, he opened  and began to turn the pages.  And as he did, a car key dropped from the back .  It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

STORY

“Love and time”

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,

"Richness, can you take me with you?"

Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"

"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."

"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

STORY

“TWO FROGS”

 

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them

fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit

was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The

two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit

with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop,

that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took

heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down

and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again,

the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He

jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the

other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to

them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the

entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging

word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it

through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes

to kill them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your

path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand

that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak

words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in

difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time

to encourage another.

STORY

“A Box Full OF Kisses”

a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

Artikel Direct and Indirect

Aladin is a man who comes from the Persian state. He lived alone with his mother. They live in simplicity. Until one day there was a man who came home Aladin. The man said that he was the brother of the deceased father who had long migrated to neighboring countries. Aladdin and his mother very happy, because it turns out they still have a brother.

"Malang brother once your fate," the man said to Aladdin and his mother. "The important thing is we can still eat, uncle," replied Aladdin. Feeling concerned about the state of his brother, the man intends to invite Aladdin out of town. With the permission of her mother, then followed his uncle's Aladdin went out of town.

The journey that they travel very far at all, and his uncle did not allow Aladdin to rest. When Aladdin asks his uncle to stop for a moment, his uncle scolded him directly. Until finally they came to a place in the middle of the forest. Aladdin and his uncle were ordered to search for firewood. "Later, yes uncle, Aladin want to rest first," said Aladdin. His uncle was very angry after hearing the answers to these Aladin. "Leave now, or kusihir you a frog", cried uncle. Seeing his uncle was very angry, and rushed Aladdin set out in search of wood.

After getting the wood, his uncle and then make a fire and say the incantation. Aladin was very surprised at all, because after his uncle read the spell, suddenly ground to crack and form a hole. Aladdin began to ask himself, "Is he really my uncle? Or is he just a magician who wants to use me alone? "

"Aladdin, come down you kelubang it. Get me a light at the bottom of the cave Antic ", told his uncle. "I'm afraid my uncle," said Aladdin. His uncle then gave the ring to the Aladdin. "Wear this, this ring will protect you", said his uncle. Then Aladdin began to fall down.

After reaching the bottom, Aladin was amazed by what he saw. On the basis of the Aladdin's cave to find that the fruit trees and lots of jewelry jewels. "Sooner you bring me antique lamp, Aladdin. Do perdulikan the other, "his uncle shouted from above. Aladdin took the lamp antique, and mulaimemanjat upward. But after nearly reached the top, Aladdin's cave to see the door was closed and only open a crack. Aladdin began to think that his uncle would set her up. "Hurry Aladdin, just throw the lamp", cried uncle. "No, I'm not going to memberikanlampu this, before I reached the top," said Aladdin.

After debate, the uncle of Aladdin became impatient and finally "Brak!" pit door closed, and his uncle left the Aladdin trapped in an underground hole. Aladdin became sad, and sat. Now he knows that real men are not his uncle, and he just manipulated by man. Aladin lalubmencari every way in order to exit the cave, but his efforts are always in vain. "I'm very hungry, and want to meet my mother, O Lord, save your servant," says Aladin.