Seven Miles For Me

Leaving a store, I returned to my car only to find that I’d locked my keys and cell phone inside. A teenager riding his bike saw me kick a tire and say a few choice words. “What’s wrong?” he asked. I explained my situation. “But even if I could call my wife,” I said, “she can’t bring me her car…

A Family’s Food Angel

While going through a divorce, my mother fretted over her new worries: no income, the same bills, and no way to afford groceries. It was around this time that she started finding boxes of food outside our door every morning. This went on for months, until she was able to land a job. We…

Jim and the Job

My neighbor, Jim, had trouble deciding if he wanted to retire from the construction field, until he ran into a younger man he’d worked with previously. The young man had a wife and three children and was finding it difficult to make ends meet, since he hadn’t worked in some time. The next morning…

Making Kindness the Norm

I imagine you have heard the term Random Acts of Kindness (RAK), but did you…

When Ganga came to Earth

Every year, in June, huge grey clouds arrive in the sky above India. These clouds are grey because they are full of…

The Incredible Growing Plant

“It’s science project time,” Mrs Carter announced. “Time to start thinking about what living thing you are going to watch for the next six weeks.”

“I am getting an art farm.” said Thomas

Color Me Amazed

I forgot about the rules on liquids in carry-on luggage, so when I hit security at the airport, I had to give up all my painting…

All For A Stone

Many people know that instead of soap, Gandhiji used a stone to scrub himself. Very few people, however, know how precious this stone, given by Miraben , was to Gandhiji.
This happened during the Noakhali march, when Gandhiji and others halted at a village called Narayanpur. During the march, the…

She Gave Me Direction

As I left a party, I got on the wrong freeway and was immediately lost. I pulled over to the shoulder and called my…

History of books

“This book is sacred . You have to , have to keep it safe and take care of it,’’ she said . I nodded gravely and held out my hands to receive the book ( note receive and all the not take)all the while laughing inside my head. Of course I thought she was being slightly silly with the instructions…