There is a parable in the Eastern tradition that speaks of a poet—poets in the oriental culture are considered moral leaders, those who guide the people with their wisdom. For that reason, they are considered as men who have an important or divine mission. The poet in this parable was sad about his situation, because […]
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The story is told of a king who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!” One day the king and his friend were on a hunting expedition. The friend
Once upon a time, an angel appeared to a hermit who was physically disabled, and pointing to a rock on the top of the mountain, the angel said to him: “God wants you to push that rock every day”. The hermit, a little bit perplexed about God’s request, obeyed the words of the angel. He
