Inspirational Tales

Collects ten inspirational stories, prayers, and poems about love, wonder, and friendship.

As the title indicates, these short stories inspire those needing solace and hope. It includes two stories about loving pets, a story about religious faith and wishing, an eternal friendship developed between an elderly man and a neighbor boy living in an abused environment, a WWI soldier fighting in the trenches in France, and writing in a journal for his loving Mother. The first story is dedicated to my Mother, who succumbed to Alzheimer's in 2003 but was able to complete her bucket list by visiting the small Italian village where her parents were born and married. In the story, a woman dying of a terminal illness is determined to complete her impossible bucket list.

This Book 'Inspirational Stories' has been authored by Surya Sinha with such an effort which no one has put so far, to make it more interesting and inspiring as well. For the first time Surya Sinha Ji has focused on motivational stories after understanding its depth and message giving quality, in hidden form, to the common man. These stories are not merely for an entertainment purpose but having strong basis of success, future prospect and 'mantra' to lead today's life. Surya Sinha Ji has choosen only those stories which give message of progress, success, patience, self confidence, self control, and dedication to our readers and thus going to help in self and mental developments. This book is full of motivation to all age-group and a must read book for everyone.

When we speak of God reaching out to humans, it is called revelation, and the human response to revelation is inspiration. A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories is meant to move the head and the heart to appreciate, as author Lawrence J. Epstein writes, "the effects that divine influence and guidance have had on Jewish individuals, communities, and history". The stories he has gathered manifest the many forms of this human response. As in his previous best-selling volume, A Treasury of Jewish Anecdotes, Epstein shows us his remarkable skill of gathering tales and his talent for retelling them in a voice that speaks clearly to a contemporary audience. These are not stories of purported miracles. Nor are they always verifiable. Some of the stories are folktales, others are exaggerations. Some are biographical, others are snapshots from history. But all have a singular theme and goal: renewed faith in divine guidance or in the human capacity to do good deeds. Epstein explains in his introduction that an inspirational story can affect its listener in many ways: it can clarify religious ideas, lead to spiritual experiences, reinforce theological notions, provide peace of mind, give birth to motivation for spiritual action, and serve as a model for living. To find such stories for A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories, Epstein searched every corner of Jewish experience, from the Bible to modern times. He combed the classical literature, hasidic lore, and the lives of well-known Jewish personalities - such as Hillel, Rashi, and Maimonides - as well as lesser-known figures and ordinary individuals, looking for tales that provide us with a "shock of insight into eternal mysteries".These stories, Epstein goes on to say, help us "become connected to a divine process we can only dimly comprehend, but one to which we react with awe and reverence". A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories is a fine sourcebook for what the author describes as "a special kind of literature". Epstein has provided us with retellings of such stories as the Exodus from Egypt, Mount Sinai, the receiving of the Ten Commandments, the story of Esther, Judah Maccabee, Herzl and the rebirth of Israel, the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto - over 125 "stories that move the intellect and the emotions". Epstein remarks that the original idea for writing a book of inspirational stories came after listening to a survivor of the Holocaust. It is his hope that A Treasury of Jewish Inspirational Stories will allow readers to search for the inspirational stories in their own lives.

“Inspirational Stories for Purposeful Living” by John Parankimalil is an enriching collection of 150 stories, each carrying profound significance for Speakers, Educators and Mentors in Value Education. Stories play a pivotal role in our lives by imparting essential life lessons. The narratives in this book are crafted to engage your mind, touch your heart, and inspire you to realize the incredible potential within you for achieving greatness in life.

“Inspirational Stories for Purposeful Living” by John Parankimalil is an enriching collection of 150 stories, each carrying profound significance for Speakers, Educators and Mentors in Value Education. Stories play a pivotal role in our lives by imparting essential life lessons. The narratives in this book are crafted to engage your mind, touch your heart, and inspire you to realize the incredible potential within you for achieving greatness in life.

A collection of tales that encourage youth to view life through the eyes of spirituality in order to find hope and purpose. Focusing on youth who receive help from angels, spiritual masters and guides, the short stories reveal the continual, life-affirming presence of God in youthful lives. Giving hope and encouragement to young people, "Inspirational Stories For Spiritual Youth," promotes faith and deep thoughts about the purpose of life.

The collection of inspirational stories, food for thought, famous quotes, and humor is the result of more than ten years as senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, and more than thirty-eight years of preaching and teaching. It is my hope that clergy and professional speakers as well as ordinary individuals will become better communicators in any setting using this easy to read and absorb material. It is also my hope that this collection will mentally stimulate the reader to do or feel something, especially to do something creative and spontaneous. Quoting from Mother Theresa: "The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or Leprosy, it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared-for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty . . . it is not only the poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God." (Mother Theresa, A Simple Path: Mother Theresa) In most of the inspirational stories, you will be able to experience God's love for humankind and His love for you, and at the same time demonstrate your love for God through your love for neighbor as suggested by Mother Teresa's quote. Even though I'm very acquainted with the section on humor, I find myself laughing out loud each time I revisit this section. If you are an introvert (quiet or your attention is mainly on yourself), this humor will make you an extrovert (active and expressive) and the life of any gathering, because almost everyone loves humor. Make this book a treasured addition to your library and one you will gladly recommend to others. It is my fervent prayer that through this effort I am leaving the wood pile a little higher than I found it. Jesus loves you and so do I! Reverend Wesley Louis Moss, at eighty-one years young, is Associate Minister of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Reverend Ken Jelks is senior pastor.