Cho dù không ai có thể quay lại quá khứ để khởi sự khác hơn, nhưng bất cứ ai cũng có thể bắt đầu từ hôm nay để tạo ra một kết cuộc hoàn toàn mới. (Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. )Carl Bard
Hành động thiếu tri thức là nguy hiểm, tri thức mà không hành động là vô ích. (Action without knowledge is dangerous, knowledge without action is useless. )Walter Evert Myer
Dầu nói ra ngàn câu nhưng không lợi ích gì, tốt hơn nói một câu có nghĩa, nghe xong tâm ý được an tịnh vui thích.Kinh Pháp cú (Kệ số 101)
Chưa từng có ai trở nên nghèo khó vì cho đi những gì mình có. (No-one has ever become poor by giving.)Anne Frank
Nếu quyết tâm đạt đến thành công đủ mạnh, thất bại sẽ không bao giờ đánh gục được tôi. (Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.)Og Mandino
Không có ai là vô dụng trong thế giới này khi làm nhẹ bớt đi gánh nặng của người khác. (No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. )Charles Dickens
Giữ tâm thanh tịnh, ý chí vững bền thì có thể hiểu thấu lẽ đạo, như lau chùi tấm gương sạch hết dơ bẩn, tự nhiên được sáng trong.Kinh Bốn mươi hai chương
Người nhiều lòng tham giống như cầm đuốc đi ngược gió, thế nào cũng bị lửa táp vào tay. Kinh Bốn mươi hai chương
Sự giúp đỡ tốt nhất bạn có thể mang đến cho người khác là nâng đỡ tinh thần của họ. (The best kind of help you can give another person is to uplift their spirit.)Rubyanne
Hãy lặng lẽ quan sát những tư tưởng và hành xử của bạn. Bạn sâu lắng hơn cái tâm thức đang suy nghĩ, bạn là sự tĩnh lặng sâu lắng hơn những ồn náo của tâm thức ấy. Bạn là tình thương và niềm vui còn chìm khuất dưới những nỗi đau. (Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinkers. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain.)Eckhart Tolle
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- Introduction
- Bella and the Magic Soup
- The Magic Moonlight Tree
- The New Girl
- »» Ester and Lucky
- The Shiny Red Train
- The Sheep Stealers
- Aloka and the Band of Robbers
- The Monkey Thieves
- Angelica and King Frederick
- The Beautiful White Horse
- Danan and the Serpent
- The Spirit of the Tree
- Egbert and the Fisherman
- Amrita and the Elephants
- The Lion and the Boar
- Tim and Grandpa Joe
- The Desert Willow
- Antonio and His Treasure
- Meditation Instructions
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Relax, close your eyes and picture Ester, an old woman who many years ago had been a celebrated acrobat but now earned her meagre living telling tales about the circus. One night she had a special delivery that was to change her life for ever. Would you like to know what happened? Listen carefully to her story.
Ester was sitting alone by the fire when there was a loud “knock, knock” at the front door. “Who can be calling at this time of night?” she wondered. She opened the door, but no-one was there. Then she took a step back in surprise.
On the doorstep was a large basket with a baby elephant inside! Ester dragged the basket into the house. The little elephant was sleeping soundly wrapped in a blanket.
“Well, my horoscope said I'd receive an unexpected delivery. This must be it!” she chuckled, smiling at the sleeping baby elephant. “I’ll call her Lucky,” she said.
Ester never worried why Lucky had been left on her doorstep. Lucky just needed someone to care for her and that is what Ester did. There was not much money in circus tales, so Ester took in washing and did any little jobs that would help feed Lucky.
Lucky grew into a very happy little elephant. Every day she swam with the local children in the pools under the waterfalls in the forest. They shared lemonade and ice cream, picnicking among the ancient, moss-covered trees.
In autumn, Lucky and the children played chase among the fallen leaves. When winter rolled out a carpet of snow, they built snow elephants. Then the air grew warmer and spring brought forth buds on the trees. Many years passed in this way and soon Lucky was a fully grown elephant.
One day Lucky said to Ester, “Come to the woods today. You’re looking tired. I’m sure the walk will do you good.”
“But I must go to work,” replied Ester. “If I don’t work there’s no money, and if there’s no money there’s no food.”
Lucky hadn’t realized that Ester's storytelling wasn’t just for fun. Or that all that washing was to get money to buy food. She looked at Ester and saw for the first time that she’d grown old. “I’m young and strong,” Lucky thought. I’ve had plenty of playing. Now I must make time to work.”
Lucky decided to find some work to earn money. She had no idea what she could do, but she headed off along the river to ask the people in next village if she could help.
Heavy rains had washed away the bridge to the village, but Lucky calmly waded through the waters. She was met by a cheering crowd of villagers. Since the flood they’d had to travel far upriver to find a safe crossing place.
The mayor said: “Great elephant, we’ll pay you a silver piece each time you help us to cross the river.”
“Happy to help,” said a delighted Lucky. She enjoyed chatting to the villagers as she carried them. At the end of the day the mayor gave her a pouch full of silver pieces.
When she got home, Lucky gave Ester the silver. “Now you can stay home and I'll work,” said Lucky, pleased that her work had made so many people happy.
From that day forth Lucky worked and Ester stayed at home. When Lucky had finished her days work, they'd sit in the garden and Ester would tell stories of the circus - just for the fun of it.
Working might not sound like much fun, but try doing work that helps other people as well as yourself - you may find you have even more fun than when you’re playing!
Ester was sitting alone by the fire when there was a loud “knock, knock” at the front door. “Who can be calling at this time of night?” she wondered. She opened the door, but no-one was there. Then she took a step back in surprise.
On the doorstep was a large basket with a baby elephant inside! Ester dragged the basket into the house. The little elephant was sleeping soundly wrapped in a blanket.
“Well, my horoscope said I'd receive an unexpected delivery. This must be it!” she chuckled, smiling at the sleeping baby elephant. “I’ll call her Lucky,” she said.
Ester never worried why Lucky had been left on her doorstep. Lucky just needed someone to care for her and that is what Ester did. There was not much money in circus tales, so Ester took in washing and did any little jobs that would help feed Lucky.
Lucky grew into a very happy little elephant. Every day she swam with the local children in the pools under the waterfalls in the forest. They shared lemonade and ice cream, picnicking among the ancient, moss-covered trees.
In autumn, Lucky and the children played chase among the fallen leaves. When winter rolled out a carpet of snow, they built snow elephants. Then the air grew warmer and spring brought forth buds on the trees. Many years passed in this way and soon Lucky was a fully grown elephant.
One day Lucky said to Ester, “Come to the woods today. You’re looking tired. I’m sure the walk will do you good.”
“But I must go to work,” replied Ester. “If I don’t work there’s no money, and if there’s no money there’s no food.”
Lucky hadn’t realized that Ester's storytelling wasn’t just for fun. Or that all that washing was to get money to buy food. She looked at Ester and saw for the first time that she’d grown old. “I’m young and strong,” Lucky thought. I’ve had plenty of playing. Now I must make time to work.”
Lucky decided to find some work to earn money. She had no idea what she could do, but she headed off along the river to ask the people in next village if she could help.
Heavy rains had washed away the bridge to the village, but Lucky calmly waded through the waters. She was met by a cheering crowd of villagers. Since the flood they’d had to travel far upriver to find a safe crossing place.
The mayor said: “Great elephant, we’ll pay you a silver piece each time you help us to cross the river.”
“Happy to help,” said a delighted Lucky. She enjoyed chatting to the villagers as she carried them. At the end of the day the mayor gave her a pouch full of silver pieces.
When she got home, Lucky gave Ester the silver. “Now you can stay home and I'll work,” said Lucky, pleased that her work had made so many people happy.
From that day forth Lucky worked and Ester stayed at home. When Lucky had finished her days work, they'd sit in the garden and Ester would tell stories of the circus - just for the fun of it.
Working might not sound like much fun, but try doing work that helps other people as well as yourself - you may find you have even more fun than when you’re playing!
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