100 Moral Stories

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge
smiled with deep wisdom andanswered, “Because only Time is cap-
able of understanding how valuable Love is.”
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Chapter
74
ALWAYS THANKFUL TO GOD
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS.
From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which con-
veyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?
”To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over
5 Crore children start playing tennis,
50 Lakh learn to play tennis,
5 Lakh learn professional tennis,
50,000 come to the circuit,
5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon,
4 to semi final,
2 to the finals,
When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD“Why me?”.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD “Why me?
”Be thankful to GOD for 98% of good things in life.
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Chapter
75
THE MAYONNAISE AND THE COFFEE
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24
hours in a day arenot enough, remember the mayonnaise Jar… and the
Coffee…
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some itemsin
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up avery large
and empty mayonnaise Jar and proceeded to fill it withgolf balls.
He then asked the students if the Jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then pickedup a box of pebbles and poured them into
the Jar.He shook the Jar lightly. The pebbles rolled intothe open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the Jar was
full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the Jar.
Of course, the sand filled upeverything else. He asked once more if the
Jar was full. The students responded unanimous “yes.”
The professor then produced two cups of Coffee from under the table
and poured the entire contents into the Jar, effectively filling the empty
space between the sand. The students laughed.“
Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to re-
cognize that this Jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important
things, your God, family, your children, yourhealth, your friends, and
your favorite passions things that if everything else was lost and only
theyremained, your life would still be full.” The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job,your house, and your car. The sand is
everything else the small stuff.“If you put the sand into the Jar first,” he
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continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golfballs.” The same
goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you willnever
have room for the things that are important. Pay attention to the things
that are critical toyour happiness. Play with your children. Take care of
the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The
rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Coffee rep-
resented. The professorsmiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show
you that no matter how full your life may seem,there’s always room for a
couple of cups of Coffee with a friends.”
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Chapter
76
THE BAR
A tale is told about a small town that had historically been “dry,” (no
alcohol sold) but then a local businessman decided to build a tavern. A
group of Christians from a local church were concerned and planned an
all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene.
It just so happened that shortly thereafter lightning struck the bar and
it burned to the ground. The owner of the bar sued the church, claiming
that the prayers of the congregation were responsible, but the church
hired a lawyer to argue in court that they were not responsible.