Khi tự tin vào chính mình, chúng ta có được bí quyết đầu tiên của sự thành công. (When we believe in ourselves we have the first secret of success. )Norman Vincent Peale
Điều quan trọng nhất bạn cần biết trong cuộc đời này là bất cứ điều gì cũng có thể học hỏi được.Rộng Mở Tâm Hồn
Lời nói được thận trọng, tâm tư khéo hộ phòng, thân chớ làm điều ác, hãy giữ ba nghiệp tịnh, chứng đạo thánh nhân dạyKinh Pháp Cú (Kệ số 281)
Một người sáng tạo được thôi thúc bởi khát khao đạt đến thành công, không phải bởi mong muốn đánh bại người khác. (A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.)Ayn Rand
Hãy dang tay ra để thay đổi nhưng nhớ đừng làm vuột mất các giá trị mà bạn có.Đức Đạt-lai Lạt-ma XIV
Hãy lắng nghe trước khi nói. Hãy suy ngẫm trước khi viết. Hãy kiếm tiền trước khi tiêu pha. Hãy dành dụm trước khi nghỉ hưu. Hãy khảo sát trước khi đầu tư. Hãy chờ đợi trước khi phê phán. Hãy tha thứ trước khi cầu nguyện. Hãy cố gắng trước khi bỏ cuộc. Và hãy cho đi trước khi từ giã cuộc đời này. (Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you retire, save. Before you invest, investigate. Before you critisize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you die, give. )Sưu tầm
Đừng than khóc khi sự việc kết thúc, hãy mỉm cười vì sự việc đã xảy ra. (Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. )Dr. Seuss
Để sống hạnh phúc bạn cần rất ít, và tất cả đều sẵn có trong chính bạn, trong phương cách suy nghĩ của bạn. (Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.)Marcus Aurelius
Những ai có được hạnh phúc cũng sẽ làm cho người khác được hạnh phúc. (Whoever is happy will make others happy too.)Anne Frank
Kẻ thất bại chỉ sống trong quá khứ. Người chiến thắng là người học hỏi được từ quá khứ, vui thích với công việc trong hiện tại hướng đến tương lai. (Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. )Denis Waitley
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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 yourself living deep in a jungle. This tale is about a rude boar called Benny, whose bragging got him into serious trouble. Would you like to know what happened? Listen carefully to his story.
One morning Benny and some deer were taking a drink at a waterhole. As usual, Benny was talking about himself “I lost my tusk in a fight with a ferocious tiger!” he said loudly.
The deer ignored him. Everyone agreed that Benny the Boar was a real bore! He was also a liar. They knew he'd caught his tusk on tree roots while foraging for mushrooms.
But Benny went on boasting: “See this scar on my hind leg? That’s from when I taught a crocodile a lesson!”
Just then a huge lion emerged from the trees. All the animals fell silent, even Benny. All you could hear was the “sip, sip” of the thirsty lion, whose name was Rory. He finished his drink, wished the animals good morning and left.
Once Benny was sure the lion had gone he started to laugh loudly. “Ha! That silly lion was scared away by me!”
“Ssh! He’ll hear you,” said the deer. “Your foolish tongue is going to get you in trouble one of these days!”
“I’m the real king of the jungle!” gloated Benny. “Come and fight, you big, ugly scaredy-cat!”
Rory burst through the trees. His teeth were bared, his mane stood up on end and his tail twitched angrily. “You need a lesson in manners, you impudent boar!”
The deer scattered. Benny shook from snout to hoof. “If I hadn’t had a big lunch I would sort you out right now. We’ll meet here tomorrow instead!” snarled Rory.
Rory disappeared and Benny slumped onto the ground. “What am I to do?” he wailed. He was very frightened. After much fruitless worrying, he fell asleep.
Next morning, a skunk called Peewee, mistaking Benny for a rock, climbed onto his head for some sunbathing. Benny woke with a start and wailed again: “Oh, what am I to do?”
Peewee fell startled to the ground. “A talking rock!” he laughed. “Excuse me, Mr Boar. Now, what’s the matter?”
Relieved to hear a kind voice, Benny told Peewee how he’d been rude to the lion. He also confessed all the lies he’d ever told. “I thought everyone would like me if I sounded important,” said Benny sadly. “But that didn't seem to work.”
“You shouldn't be rude to anyone, especially not a polite, noble lion like Rory,” said Peewee. “Now, I have an idea. It's not a pleasant one, but it might sort out your problem.”
“I’ll do anything,” cried Benny.
“Sshh, calm down,” said Peewee. “I’ll give you a spray of skunk perfume.” He lifted his tail and sprayed Benny.
“Ugh!” cried Benny. “I stink!”
Just then Rory appeared. “EEEooww! What's that terrible smell?” He covered his nose with his paws.
“It’s me. But can I say first I’m very sorry I was so rude,” said Benny, sincerely. “From now on if I haven’t got anything nice to say, I won't say anything at all.”
Rory looked at Benny. At last he said, “I’ll not fight you today or any day. I couldn’t do anything worse to you than you've done to yourself” He chuckled and left.
A relieved Benny jumped into the watering hole.
That night as the sun set, the two new friends, Benny and Peewee, kindly wished each other a good night's sleep.
Boasting or being rude to people won’t impress them or gain you any friends in the long run. Kind and thoughtful words are best, for your own benefit as well as for that of other people.
One morning Benny and some deer were taking a drink at a waterhole. As usual, Benny was talking about himself “I lost my tusk in a fight with a ferocious tiger!” he said loudly.
The deer ignored him. Everyone agreed that Benny the Boar was a real bore! He was also a liar. They knew he'd caught his tusk on tree roots while foraging for mushrooms.
But Benny went on boasting: “See this scar on my hind leg? That’s from when I taught a crocodile a lesson!”
Just then a huge lion emerged from the trees. All the animals fell silent, even Benny. All you could hear was the “sip, sip” of the thirsty lion, whose name was Rory. He finished his drink, wished the animals good morning and left.
Once Benny was sure the lion had gone he started to laugh loudly. “Ha! That silly lion was scared away by me!”
“Ssh! He’ll hear you,” said the deer. “Your foolish tongue is going to get you in trouble one of these days!”
“I’m the real king of the jungle!” gloated Benny. “Come and fight, you big, ugly scaredy-cat!”
Rory burst through the trees. His teeth were bared, his mane stood up on end and his tail twitched angrily. “You need a lesson in manners, you impudent boar!”
The deer scattered. Benny shook from snout to hoof. “If I hadn’t had a big lunch I would sort you out right now. We’ll meet here tomorrow instead!” snarled Rory.
Rory disappeared and Benny slumped onto the ground. “What am I to do?” he wailed. He was very frightened. After much fruitless worrying, he fell asleep.
Next morning, a skunk called Peewee, mistaking Benny for a rock, climbed onto his head for some sunbathing. Benny woke with a start and wailed again: “Oh, what am I to do?”
Peewee fell startled to the ground. “A talking rock!” he laughed. “Excuse me, Mr Boar. Now, what’s the matter?”
Relieved to hear a kind voice, Benny told Peewee how he’d been rude to the lion. He also confessed all the lies he’d ever told. “I thought everyone would like me if I sounded important,” said Benny sadly. “But that didn't seem to work.”
“You shouldn't be rude to anyone, especially not a polite, noble lion like Rory,” said Peewee. “Now, I have an idea. It's not a pleasant one, but it might sort out your problem.”
“I’ll do anything,” cried Benny.
“Sshh, calm down,” said Peewee. “I’ll give you a spray of skunk perfume.” He lifted his tail and sprayed Benny.
“Ugh!” cried Benny. “I stink!”
Just then Rory appeared. “EEEooww! What's that terrible smell?” He covered his nose with his paws.
“It’s me. But can I say first I’m very sorry I was so rude,” said Benny, sincerely. “From now on if I haven’t got anything nice to say, I won't say anything at all.”
Rory looked at Benny. At last he said, “I’ll not fight you today or any day. I couldn’t do anything worse to you than you've done to yourself” He chuckled and left.
A relieved Benny jumped into the watering hole.
That night as the sun set, the two new friends, Benny and Peewee, kindly wished each other a good night's sleep.
Boasting or being rude to people won’t impress them or gain you any friends in the long run. Kind and thoughtful words are best, for your own benefit as well as for that of other people.
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