Tag: hope

  • Beyond our efforts – The Half-baked bricks

    Beyond our efforts – The Half-baked bricks

    Here is a story about a brick maker who went through a similar cycle. The story ends with an insight that offers hope in difficult circumstances. The brick maker Bhai Buddhu was a brick maker living in what was then Lahore, in undivided India. He had been struggling for some time. A devout Sikh of…

  • When We Feel Overwhelmed by Our Troubles – Socrates at the Beach

    When We Feel Overwhelmed by Our Troubles – Socrates at the Beach

    What do you do when you are faced with a problem that feels too big for you? It could be something at work, at home, or something within your own mind or body. At such times, we may feel as though life is asking more of us than we can hold. A short story attributed…

  • A Desperate Plea — Bhagat Sadhna

    A Desperate Plea — Bhagat Sadhna

    Sometimes, even when we are trying to walk on the right path, we continue to face problems. We run into difficulties with people. Circumstances seem to tighten their grip. Old habits of the body and mind refuse to let go. At such times, faith begins to waver. We may feel doubt, disappointment, anger – sometimes we…