Back in the day, when a dollar could get you a lot more, a ten-year-old boy walked into a café and sat at a table. A waiter set down a glass of water and asked him what he wanted.

"50 cents," the waiter replied.

The little...

An old man sat on the train as it rumbled peacefully along the countryside. He was enjoying the view and the quiet atmosphere of the train car, until at one stop, a young man got on the train and sat across from him. The man was...

Little Josh sat in his living room excitedly opening his birthday presents. He had already received a few new toys from his grandparents, but his parents told him that their present was special. He'd be able to use it to light up...

No one knew what to do. The homeless man had charged straight through the lobby of a major office building in New York City, immune to the protests and questions of the well-dressed staff and security guards. "Excuse me, you can't go...

A three-year old girl was suffering from a rare disease, and she desperately needed a bone-marrow donation to survive. Her parents were thrilled when they found out that her older brother, who was eight, was an exact match.

The...

It was that time of year again. Once a year, for a single day, the legendary Buddhist guru would emerge from his solitary meditation to greet the public. Thousands of people would flock to his far-flung residence to greet him....

Two old friends met up for lunch one day. They were both extremely successful, with long, productive careers. Yosef was happy, always smiling from head to toe, and gave off an aura of energetic positivity. While Daniel was...

It was a stormy night, and a battleship was on exercise at sea. The captain stood on the bridge, peering into the foggy night ahead. Suddenly, he heard the look-out shout from the observation post. “There’s a...

A father set out one day to teach his young daughter a powerful lesson. When she woke up in the morning, he took her in front of a mirror and asked her, "What do you see?"

She smiled and answered, "I see myself!"

He then took her to the...

It had been a long time since he had spoken with his father. Too long. A few months back they had gotten into a heated disagreement, and things hadn't been the same since. It wasn't always like this, of course. His father was his role...