Anecdotes

Anecdotes

From absurd to insightful, Anecdotes, Urban Legends & Tall Tales that delight and enlighten, re-igniting unanswered questions…

Years ago, an old man was hired by a town councilman to keep the waters of an Austrian village on the alps clean... The Tale of "The Keeper of the Spring"

The Keeper of the Spring

The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation is a short re-telling of "Through Water and Fire” by Steven Nolt and Harry Loewen.

The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation

A Short Story: The Hospital Window

"There is a story I would like to tell you about a woman who practices the invocation of the Buddha Amitabha's name..." An anecdote from Thich Nhat Hanh

The Drum, the Bell and the Buddha: A Short Story From Thich Nhat Hanh

We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments, but great moments often catch us unawares. A cab ride Kent Nerburn gave...

The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget

The skin horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underne...

The Skin Horse: A Story About Becoming Real

A husband & wife return from a sermon on faith. Feeling inspired, the wife decides she will use it to move a hill - with her mind! - in the backyard... A short, humorous tale about faith (or lack thereof).

Behind The Drapes: A Humorous Story About Faith

The Professor's Trick Question: A telling anecdote about a trick question at the end of a final exam, granting a the test's most important lesson...

How Much Heart Do You Have? The Professor’s Trick Question…

One night, at 11:30 p.m., a stranger in the rain stood on the side of an Alabama highway, trying to endure the lashing storm...

A Stranger in the Rain: The Power of One Man’s Simple Kindness

After years of saving, Mr. Clark and his wife finally amassed their "family fortune" -- enough to take them their 9 children across the ocean to the U.S...

The Family Fortune

Who are the stranglers and the wranglers? Years ago, at the University of Wisconsin, there was a group of brilliant young men known as...

Poet or Pundit? The Story of The Stranglers and The Wranglers

Too many people spend far too much time thinking about and involving themselves in other people's business. Are you a Mr. Stone or a Nosy Neighbor?

The Story of Mr. Stone and His Nosy Neighbor

In 1990, Steve Golberg met Nelson Mandela, one day after his release from prison. How? Synchronicity.

One Man’s Story of How He Met Nelson Mandela Through Synchronicity

The story of the 'Hundredth Monkey Effect', as related by Ken Keyes Jr.

The Hundredth Monkey Effect

Miyamoto Musashi was a 17th century master swordsman. The "Dokkōdō" (The Way to Go Forth Alone) is a list of 21 precepts he penned a week before his death.

21 Precepts on Life From a 17th Century Master Swordsman

A light-hearted traditional tale depicting how centuries of dogma can be born from the simplest of things. And there's a cat in it.

Dogma Cat: The Story of How One Cat Can Create Centuries of Dogma

Living the “Good Life”: The American Executive and the Mexican Fisherman

A Teacher’s 100 Wisest Words to Their Graduating Class

The story of a young couple who, overhearing the conversation between a disabled boy and his father on a train, offer advice, believing they knew best...

Between Sight & Vision: The Young Couple Who Thought They Knew Best…

An acquaintance ran up to socrates with some gossip. The "Test of Three" was his response.

On Gossip: Socrates’ “Test of Three”

A brilliant online anecdote that has presumably been making the rounds on the internet since its inception, "The Awakening" has no known author.

“The Awakening”: A Brilliant Online Anecdote With No Known Author

The Man Who Spit In Buddha’s Face

A 4 year old, present for his dog's euthanasia, delivers an amazing truth about the reason why dogs don't live as long as humans.

Why Dogs Don’t Live as Long as Humans, Explained By A 4-Year Old

After 60 years of marriage, an old lady on her death bed finally reveals the contents of the secret shoebox she hid from her husband all that time.

The Funny Secret To A Happy Marriage: The Story of the Secret Shoebox

A Boy Walks Into a Barber Shop, and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you....

A Boy Walks Into a Barber Shop…

The Famous 'Social Experiment': 5 Monkeys and a Ladder, is a modern day fable, based loosely on the experiments of G.R. Stephenson.

The Famous ‘Social Experiment’: 5 Monkeys and a Ladder

Innovative, strange & unsettling, "The Egg" is a short story by Andy Weir; a popular online tale for years, often uncredited, "The Egg" will leave you...

“The Egg”, a Short Story About Death, The Universe & Everything

A seemingly odd yet wise lesson provided to a philosophy class by their professor, through a mayonnaise jar, some golf balls & 2 cups of coffee.

The Mayonnaise Jar, The Golf Balls & the 2 Cups of Coffee…

The story of a young girl with a cleft palette and a hearing problem, and the life-changing gift of one teacher, through the annual 'whisper test'...

The Whisper Test: A Message From Mrs. Leonard

In this excerpt from Daniel Gottlieb's "Letters to Sam", he writes a heartwarming "Letter to my grandson" about letting go and growth...

A Letter To My Grandson

Years ago, an old man was hired by a town councilman to keep the waters of an Austrian village on the alps clean... The Tale of "The Keeper of the Spring"

The Keeper of the Spring

The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation is a short re-telling of "Through Water and Fire” by Steven Nolt and Harry Loewen.

The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation

A Short Story: The Hospital Window

"There is a story I would like to tell you about a woman who practices the invocation of the Buddha Amitabha's name..." An anecdote from Thich Nhat Hanh

The Drum, the Bell and the Buddha: A Short Story From Thich Nhat Hanh

We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments, but great moments often catch us unawares. A cab ride Kent Nerburn gave...

The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget

The skin horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underne...

The Skin Horse: A Story About Becoming Real

A husband & wife return from a sermon on faith. Feeling inspired, the wife decides she will use it to move a hill - with her mind! - in the backyard... A short, humorous tale about faith (or lack thereof).

Behind The Drapes: A Humorous Story About Faith

The Professor's Trick Question: A telling anecdote about a trick question at the end of a final exam, granting a the test's most important lesson...

How Much Heart Do You Have? The Professor’s Trick Question…

One night, at 11:30 p.m., a stranger in the rain stood on the side of an Alabama highway, trying to endure the lashing storm...

A Stranger in the Rain: The Power of One Man’s Simple Kindness

After years of saving, Mr. Clark and his wife finally amassed their "family fortune" -- enough to take them their 9 children across the ocean to the U.S...

The Family Fortune

Who are the stranglers and the wranglers? Years ago, at the University of Wisconsin, there was a group of brilliant young men known as...

Poet or Pundit? The Story of The Stranglers and The Wranglers

Too many people spend far too much time thinking about and involving themselves in other people's business. Are you a Mr. Stone or a Nosy Neighbor?

The Story of Mr. Stone and His Nosy Neighbor

In 1990, Steve Golberg met Nelson Mandela, one day after his release from prison. How? Synchronicity.

One Man’s Story of How He Met Nelson Mandela Through Synchronicity

The story of the 'Hundredth Monkey Effect', as related by Ken Keyes Jr.

The Hundredth Monkey Effect

Miyamoto Musashi was a 17th century master swordsman. The "Dokkōdō" (The Way to Go Forth Alone) is a list of 21 precepts he penned a week before his death.

21 Precepts on Life From a 17th Century Master Swordsman

A light-hearted traditional tale depicting how centuries of dogma can be born from the simplest of things. And there's a cat in it.

Dogma Cat: The Story of How One Cat Can Create Centuries of Dogma

Living the “Good Life”: The American Executive and the Mexican Fisherman

A Teacher’s 100 Wisest Words to Their Graduating Class

The story of a young couple who, overhearing the conversation between a disabled boy and his father on a train, offer advice, believing they knew best...

Between Sight & Vision: The Young Couple Who Thought They Knew Best…

An acquaintance ran up to socrates with some gossip. The "Test of Three" was his response.

On Gossip: Socrates’ “Test of Three”

A brilliant online anecdote that has presumably been making the rounds on the internet since its inception, "The Awakening" has no known author.

“The Awakening”: A Brilliant Online Anecdote With No Known Author

The Man Who Spit In Buddha’s Face

A 4 year old, present for his dog's euthanasia, delivers an amazing truth about the reason why dogs don't live as long as humans.

Why Dogs Don’t Live as Long as Humans, Explained By A 4-Year Old

After 60 years of marriage, an old lady on her death bed finally reveals the contents of the secret shoebox she hid from her husband all that time.

The Funny Secret To A Happy Marriage: The Story of the Secret Shoebox

A Boy Walks Into a Barber Shop, and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you....

A Boy Walks Into a Barber Shop…

The Famous 'Social Experiment': 5 Monkeys and a Ladder, is a modern day fable, based loosely on the experiments of G.R. Stephenson.

The Famous ‘Social Experiment’: 5 Monkeys and a Ladder

Innovative, strange & unsettling, "The Egg" is a short story by Andy Weir; a popular online tale for years, often uncredited, "The Egg" will leave you...

“The Egg”, a Short Story About Death, The Universe & Everything

A seemingly odd yet wise lesson provided to a philosophy class by their professor, through a mayonnaise jar, some golf balls & 2 cups of coffee.

The Mayonnaise Jar, The Golf Balls & the 2 Cups of Coffee…

The story of a young girl with a cleft palette and a hearing problem, and the life-changing gift of one teacher, through the annual 'whisper test'...

The Whisper Test: A Message From Mrs. Leonard

In this excerpt from Daniel Gottlieb's "Letters to Sam", he writes a heartwarming "Letter to my grandson" about letting go and growth...

A Letter To My Grandson

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