Look Problems From Others Perspective - Short Story

The train has started moving. Itis packed with people of all ages, mostly with   the working men and womenand young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man withhis 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed withjoy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside..

 "See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful"

Thisbehavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange abouthim.

 Every one started murmuring something or other about this son."This guy seems to be a crack.." newly married Anupwhispered to his wife.Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell onthe travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son ,filled with joy "see dad, how beautiful the rain is .."

Anup's wife got irritated withthe rain drops spoiling her new suit.

Anup,"cant you see its raining, you old man, if Your son is not feelingwell get him soon to a mental asylum..and don't disturb publichenceforth"

The old man hesitated first andthen in a low tone replied "we are on the way back from hospital, myson got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week onlyhe got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Pleaseforgive us for the inconvenience caused..."

 Thethings we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. Butwhen we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understandthe problem better before taking a harsh action.

Inspirational Confidence Story - Abraham LinIncoln

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures fail, lost 8 different elections and had a complete nervous breakdown before becoming president in 1816? His story is a great inspirational confidence story in that he shows how if you just keep moving towards your dream, you will eventually make it.


Abraham Lincoln overcame great setbacks and obstacles on his journey. Take a look at the synopsis of his life and see whether you would have had the courage to continue on.

1809 Born February 12


1816 Abraham Lincoln's family was forced out of their home and he needed to work to support his family.


1818 His mother passed away


1828 His sister dies


1831 A business venture failed


1832 He ran for the State Legislature. He lost.


1832 In the same year, he also lost his job. He decided he wanted to go to law school but couldn't get in.


1833 He borrowed money from a friend to start a business. By the end of the year, he was bankrupt.


1834 He ran for the State Legislature again. This time he won.


1835 The year was looking better as he was engaged to be married. Unfortunately, his fiancee died and he was grief stricken.


1836 This was the year he had a total nervous breakdown and for 6 months was bedridden.


1836 He sought to become Speaker of the State Legislature. He was defeated.


1840 He sought to become Elector. He was defeated.


1842 Marries Mary Todd. They have 4 boys but only one would live to maturity.


1843 He ran for Congress. He lost.


1846 He ran for Congress again. He won and moved to Washington.


1848 He ran for re-election to Congress. He lost.


1849 He sought the job of Land Officer in his home state. He didn't get the job.


1850 His son, Edward, dies.


1854 He ran for the Senate of the United states. He lost.


1856 He sought the Vice Presidential nomination at a national convention. He got less than 100 votes.


1858 He ran for the Senate again. He lost again.


1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States


1862 His son, Willie, dies at age 12.


1865 On April 14, Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. 

Look For The Gold

Andrew Caregie came to America form Scotland asa young boy. He started out by doing odd jobs and ended up as a one of thelargest steel manufactures in United States. At one time, he had 43millionaires working for him. A million dollars is a lot of money today, but inthe 1920s it was worth much more.

Someone once asked Mr. Carneige how he dealtwith the people. Andrew Carneige replied, ” Dealing with people is a lot likedigging for gold: When you go digging for an ounce of gold you have to movetons of dirt. But when you go digging, you don’t go looking for the dirt, yougo looking for the gold.”

Andrew Carneige’s reply has very importantmessage. Though sometimes it may not be apparent there is something positive inevery person and every situation. We have to dig deep to look for the positive.  

  Always look for the positive in every momentyour life that keeps you happy forever.