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An African (Ethiopian) story

Once a man in the town of Nebri carved a beautiful gebeta board for his son. He made it from the wood of an olive tree. When he was finished he showed his son how to play games upon it. The boy was very glad to have such a beautiful thing, and in the morning when he went out with the cattle to the valley where they grazed he took his gebeta board along. Everywhere he went he carried his board under his arm.
While he followed the cattle, he came upon a group of wandering Somalis with their camels, gathered around a small fire in a dry riverbed. (more…)

Weakness or Strength?

It’s a the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. (more…)

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The Interview

Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a young engineer fresh out of university,

“And what starting salary were you looking for?
The engineer said, “In the neighbourhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.” (more…)

THE BURNING OF THE RICE FIELDS

Far, far away in Japan, there was once an old man who lived up on a mountain with his grandson. The ground was flat all around his little house on the mountain. The ground was also very rich. So rich that all the rice was planted up there on the mountain. (more…)