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An axe head wondered in a forest one day, pretending it was looking for a handle to help clear dead vines from the forest. The foolish trees bought the lies and allowed for one of its branches to be use and the rest is history. Check out the life lessons from this story.

A young man became upset with the way his life was going especially after losing his father as a teenager. He almost gave up until he met a Monk and they both came to a river. I will let you guess what happened next.

This episode is about a young man who wanted to become a monk, but he feared that his past painful, childhood memories would get in the way. What laid ahead of his dream though was an even more painful lesson, but which would provide him the answer he seeks- Peace of mind.

This story is about a Chinese farmer who response to every circumstance in life was- "Maybe". Let's hear his experience with one such event and determine how you would handle that event.

The story is told about two brothers, who after 50 years of working together had their first argument. Needless to say what transpired afterwards ; I'll let you listen and see what you think. share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

A father wanted to teach his four sons the importance of not judging too quickly; he sent them on a trip to a neighboring city in different seasons.  They each returned with a different report about the one tree and your job is to learn the life lesson for you.

This is the story about a group of frogs traveling in the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit.  Instead of trying to help , the others discouraged them from trying to get out until one actually defied them jumped out.  The trick was to ignore the negative messages and considering them cheers instead. The moral of the story is that life and death are in the power of the tongue and each one of us must determine for ourselves the positive messages embedded even in the most negative of circumstances. Be careful of the noises that attract your attention.

An old farmer had a donkey that fell into a well on his property one day. Too old to drag the animal out of the well, he decided to bury it right there. He left the donkey thinking it was dead, but an amazing thing happened during the night. Listen and discover what happened.

A rich dad decided that one day he would take his son to a poor family's farm to teach him what it is to be poor so that he can be grateful for what he has. Listen as the boy flipped the conversation and instead taught his dad a lesson or two. Let's see what lessons you can learn from this story!

This episode highlights brief stories of three millionaires who redefined the meaning of riches. Listen and determine if your definition will also change because your heart will change.

A Science Professor used a half glass of water to teach his students a valuable lesson about the weight of negativity; listen and tell us what you think.

Members of the body started a strike to starve one member they thought was lazy. After a few days , all the body parts were hurting and quickly ended the strike. They learned a valuable lesson; what do you think it was?.

The story is about a Crow that thought it could be the happiest bird in the world if only it could be like 3 others birds. It soon discovered that envying the other birds wouldn't really make that happen for him. Listen and learn what the real problem was and what we as human beings can do should we find ourselves in the same predicament.

"Doing good does you good". This episode is about a painter whose Boss asked him to paint his boat, but the painter unbeknown to the Boss also plugged a hole he noticed in the Hull. Listen and discover how this small act made all the difference.

The story is about a man and his associates who headed to the west Coast during the gold rush of 1948. The initial dig showed that gold was present, but disappointment set in when nothing was found along the next 3 feet. I will let you guess what they did next. Another man after hearing what happened tried his luck and discovered gold 3 feet from where the first ones stopped drilling. Ouch!!! What can you learn from this story?