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The Apple Tree

The Apple Tree

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went

Would You Walk By?

It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the temple was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow temple members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the temple. As I got closer I saw a man

Icecream Anyone?

Icecream Anyone?

A man of few means took his little nieces and nephews to a fete. The entry was free and the enthusiastic pack of children had fun, looking at the crowds going up and down on the giant wheel and the Columbus ride. Some of the rides were free and others

Room For All

A monk happened to be crossing a village one night when it started to pour. He spotted a raised verandah outside a house that had just enough roof over it, to accommodate him. The monk did not think it proper to knock at any of the houses and ask for

Bald Headed

Bald Headed

There was tension in the air as mother stood behind her daughter’s chair in the dinning room. Today’s menu for lunch was jackfruit and curd with Roti. The little girl had her eyes and her plate full. She refused to eat the jackfruit. Mother was equally adamant. She

The Tortoise

The Tortoise

Allah had endowed Prophet Sulaeman special powers over nature. He could understand and communicate with birds and animals. One day the Prophet was admiring the beauty of God’s manifestation into nature while sitting on a riverbank. He noticed an ant moving slowly with a grain of wheat in its

Jai Shri Ram

Jai Shri Ram

Sanjay always went to the temple on Tuesday evening to offer sweets to the Lord. Thereafter he would distribute them to the poor children lined up outside the Temple. He would occasionally take chocolates, biscuits or sweets to give to these children. He felt good, giving them things that they