sTORY OF THE WOOD CUTTER'S AXe

Once upon a time a very
strong woodcutter asked for
a job with a timber merchant,
and he got it.
The salary was really good
and so were the work
conditions. For that reason,
the woodcutter was
determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and
showed him the area where
he was supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter
brought 18 trees
"Congratulation !," the boss
said. "Go on that way!"
Very motivated by the boss'
words, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but
could bring 15 trees only.
The third day he tried even
harder, but could bring 10
trees only. Day after day he
was bringing less and less
trees.
"I must be losing my
strength", the woodcutter
thought.
He went to the boss and
apologized, saying that he
could not understand what
was going on.
"When was the last time you
sharpened your axe?" the
boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to
sharpen my axe. I have been
very busy trying to cut
trees..."
MORAL LESSON:
"Working hard is not enough;
one has to keep on
sharpening one's skills."


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tHE ORPHAN BOY WHO WISHED TO FLY| MORAL STORy

Read this story carefully, there's a moral for you to learn from it

Once upon a time there was a
little boy who was raised in a
orphanage.
The little boy had always
wished that he could fly like a
bird. It was very difficult for
him to understand why he
could not fly. There were
birds at the zoo that were
much bigger than he, and
they could fly.
"Why can't I?" he thought.
"Is there something wrong
with me?" he wondered.
There was another little boy
who was crippled. He had
always wished that he could
walk and run like other little
boys and girls.
"Why can't I be like them?"
he thought.
One day the little orphan boy
who had wanted to fly like a
bird ran away from the
orphanage. He came upon a
park where he saw the little
boy who could not walk or
run playing in the sandbox.
He ran over to the little boy
and asked him if he had ever
wanted to fly like a bird.
"No," said the little boy who
could not walk or run. "But I
have wondered what it
would be like to walk and run
like other boys and girls."
"That is very sad." said the
little boy who wanted to fly.
"Do you think we could be
friends?"
he said to the little boy in the
sandbox.
"Sure." said the little boy.
The two little boys played for
hours. They made sand
castles and made really funny
sounds with their mouths.
Sounds which made them
laugh real hard. Then the
little boy's father came with a
wheelchair to pick up his son.
The little boy who had always
wanted to fly ran over to the
boy's father and whispered
something into his ear.
"That would be OK," said the
man.
The little boy who had always
wanted to fly like a bird ran
over to his new friend and
said, "You are my only friend
and I wish that there was
something that I could do to
make you walk and run like
other little boys and girls. But
I can't. But there is
something that I can do for
you."
The little orphan boy turned
around and told his new
friend to slide up onto his
back. He then began to run
across the grass. Faster and
faster he ran, carrying the
little crippled boy on his back.
Faster and harder he ran
across the park. Harder and
harder he made his legs
travel.
Soon the wind just whistled
across the two little boys'
faces.
The little boy's father began
to cry as he watched his
beautiful little crippled son
flapping his arms up and
down in the wind, all the
while yelling at the top of his
voice,
"I'M FLYING, DADDY. I'M
FLYING!"
Father cried more louder.
Ooops!

That's where the story ends.
Moral of the story
Irrespective of your position, you are better off some people. Always help the needy.

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eIGHT LIES MOTHER TOLD Me|a TOUCHING STORy

8 lies from Mother ------ Must
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EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER
This story begins when I was
a
child: I was born poor. Often
we
hadn't enough to eat.
Whenever
we had some food, Mother
often
gave me her portion of rice.
While she was transferring
her
rice into my bowl, she would
say
"Eat this rice, son! I'm not
hungry."
This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up
her
spare time to fish in a river
near
our house; she hoped that
from
the fish she caught, she could
give me a little bit more
nutritious food for my
growth.
Once she had caught just two
fish, she would make fish
soup.
While I was eating the soup,
mother would sit beside me
and
eat the what was still left on
the
bone of the fish I had eaten,
My
heart was touched when I
saw it.
Once I gave the other fish to
her
on my chopstick but she
immediately refused it and
said,
"Eat this fish, son! I don't
really
like fish."
This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my
education, Mother went to a
Match Factory to bring home
some used matchboxes,
which
she filled with fresh
matchsticks.
This helped her get some
money
to cover our needs. One
wintry
night I awoke to find Mother
filling the matchboxes by
candle light. So I
said,"Mother, go
to sleep; it's late: you can
continue working tomorrow
morning." Mother smiled and
said "Go to sleep, son! I'm not
tired."
This was Mother's Third Lie.
When I had to sit my Final
Examination, Mother
accompanied me. After dawn,
Mother waited for me for
hours
in the heat of the sun. When
the
bell rang, I ran to meet her..
Mother embraced me and
poured me a glass of tea that
she
had prepared in a thermos.
The
tea was not as strong as my
Mother's love, Seeing Mother
covered with perspiration, I
at
once gave her my glass and
asked her to drink too.
Mother
said "Drink, son! I'm not
thirsty!".
This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother
had
to play the role of a single
parent.
She held on to her former
job;
she had to fund our needs
alone.
Our family's life was more
complicated. We suffered
from
starvation. Seeing our
family's
condition worsening, my kind
Uncle who lived near my
house
came to help us solve our
problems big and small. Our
other neighbours saw that
we
were poverty stricken so
they
often advised my mother to
marry again. But Mother
refused
to remarry saying "I don't
need
love."
This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my
studies
and gotten a job, it was time
for
my old Mother to retire but
she
carried on going to the
market
every morning just to sell a
few
vegetables. I kept sending
her
money but she was stead
fast
and even sent the money
back to
me. She said, "I have enough
money."
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time
studies
for my Master's Degree.
Funded
by the American Corporation
for
which I worked, I succeeded
in
my studies. With a big jump in
my salary, I decided to bring
Mother to enjoy life in
America
but Mother didn't want to
bother
her son; she said to me"I'm
not
used to high living."
That was Mother's Seventh
Lie.
In her dotage, Mother was
attacked by cancer and had
to be
hospitalized. Now living far
across the ocean, I went
home to
visit Mother who was bed
ridden
after an operation. Mother
tried
to smile but I was heart
broken
because she was so thin and
feeble but Mother said,"Don't
cry,
son! I'm not in pain."
That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie,
she
died.
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the Million things
she
gave me,
"O" means Only that she's
growing old,
"T" is for the Tears she shed
to
save me,
"H" is for her Heart of gold,
"E" is for her Eyes with love-
light
shining in them,
"R" means Right, and right
she'll
always be,
Put them all together, they
spell
"MOTHER" a word that means
the world to me.
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and
write, "I LOVE YOU MOM" if
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A PRAYER FOR YOU

A PRAYER FOR YOU

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Almighty Father creator of
Heaven and earth and
everything in between, We
humbly come before you with
thanks giving in our hearts,
asking for your never ending
mercy. We lift your name on
high, above any name that
has ever existed, our father
and creator, we ask you to
bless, protect and to pour
your supernatural favor upon
us, our children, spouses and
friends.
God we ask you today for
divine Intervention in our
lives, we ask for your touch
in all areas of our lives, be it a
new job, promotion, freedom
from debt, rebuilding of our
relationships with our
spouses and friends.
Father any situation you
touch, we believe it can never
remain the same. Father in
heaven, let your will be done
in our lives as your decision
in our lives is the best and
will always be the best,
please send double portions
anointings and blessings in
the quickest time to the
person who will LIKE|SHARE|
COMMENT this.. as your name
is being worshiped and
glorified by multitudes.
AMEN!!!
God is going to shift things
around for you today and let
things work in your favor. If
you believe, LIKE & COMMENT
AMEN. If you don't believe,
ignore it.
God closes doors no man can
open & God opens doors no
man can close. If you need
God to open some doors for
you
KINDLY HIT LIKE and
somebody say AMEN!!
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A SAD TOUCHING STORY

SAD STORY
This teenager lived alone with
his father, and the two of
them had a very special
relationship.
Even though the son was
always on the bench, his
father was always in the
stands cheering. He never
missed a game.
This young man was still the
smallest of the class when he
entered high school.
But his father continued to
encourage him but also made
it very clear that he did not
have to play football if he
didn't want to.
But the young man loved
football and decided to hang
in there.
He was determined to try his
best at every practice, and
perhaps he'd get to play
when he became a senior.
All through high school he
never missed a practice nor a
game, but remained a bench
warmer all four years.
His faithful father was always
in the stands, always with
words of encouragement for
him.
When the young man went to
college, he decided to try out
for the football team as
a"walk-on." Everyone was
sure he could never make the
cut, but he did. The coach
admitted that he kept him on
the roste because he always
puts his heart and soul into
every practice, and at the
same time, provided the
other members with the
spirit and hustle they badly
needed.
The news that he had
survived the cut thrilled him
so much that he rushed to
the nearest phone and called
his father.
His father shared his
excitement and was sent
season tickets for all the
college games.
This persistent young athlete
never missed practice during
his four years at college, but
he never got to play in the
game.
It was the end of his senior
football season, and as he
trotted onto the practice
field shortly before the big
play off game, the coach met
him with a telegram. The
young man read the telegram
and he became deathly silent.
Swallowing hard, he mumbled
to the coach, "My father died
this morning. Is it all right if I
miss practice today?"
The coach put his arm gently
around his shoulder and said,
"Take the rest of the week
off, son. And don't even plan
to come back to the game on
Saturday."
Saturday arrived, and the
game was not going well. In
the third quarter, when the
team was ten points behind,
a silent young man quietly
slipped into the empty locker
room and put on his football
gear.
As he ran onto the sidelines,
the coach and his players
were astounded to see their
faithful team mate back so
soon.
"Coach, please let me play.
I've just got to play today,"
said the young man.
The coach pretended not to
hear him. There was no way
he wanted his worst player in
this close play off game. But
the young man persisted, and
finally feeling sorry for the
kid, the coach gave in.
"All right," he said. "You can
go in."
Before long, the coach, the
players and everyone in the
stands could not believe their
eyes. This little unknown,
who had never played before
was doing everything right.
The opposing team could not
stop him. He ran, he passed,
blocked and tackled like a
star. His team began to
triumph.
The score was soon tied. In
the closing seconds of the
game, this kid intercepted a
pass and ran all the way for
the winning touch down.
The fans broke loose. His
team mates hoisted him onto
their shoulders. Such
cheering you've never heard!
Finally, after the stands had
emptied and the team had
showered and left the locker
room,
the coach noticed that the
young man was sitting
quietly in the corner all alone.
The coach came to him and
said, "Kid, I can't believe it.
You were fantastic! Tell me
what got into you?
How did you do it?"
He looked at the coach, with
tears in his eyes, and said,
"Well, you knew my dad died,
but did you know that my
dad was blind?"
The young man swallowed
hard and forced a smile, "Dad
came to all my games, but
today was the first time he
could see me play, and I
wanted to show him 'I COULD
DO IT'!"
MORAL LESSON:
God has good plans for you,
but barriers in life changes
everything.
Accept God today and you
could to it.
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