Merged: Short stories.

[Jacopo]

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The Old Coin


An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had left was $100. He decided to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too proud to go begging. He was frustrated as he could find no job, nobody was ready to help him.
He bought food and as he sat down to eat, an old man and two little children came along and asked him to help them with food as they had not eaten for almost a week. He looked at them. They were so lean that he could see their bones coming out. Their eyes had gone into the socket.
With the last bit of compassion he had, he gave them the food.
The old man and children prayed for him that will bless and prosper him and then gave him a very old coin. The young graduate said to them "you >need the prayer more than I do".

> > > > > With no money, no job, no food, the young graduate > > > > > went under > > > > > the bridge to rest and wait for death. As he was > > > > > about to sleep, he saw > > > > > an old newspaper on the floor. He picked it up, and > > > > > suddenly he saw an > > > > > advertisement for people with old coins to come to a certain address.
He decided to go there with the old coin the old man gave him.

On getting to the place, he gave the proprietor the coin. Alas, the proprietor screamed, brought out a big book and showed the young graduate a photograph. this same old coin was worth $3M.

The young graduate was overjoyed as the proprietor gave him a bank draft for $3M within an hour. He collected the Bank Draft, went in search of the old man and little children. By the time he got to where he left them eating, they had gone. He inquired from the owner of the canteen who told him that they even left a note for him.

He quickly opened the note thinking it would lead him to find them . But alas, the words in the note reads thus:
"You gave us your all
and we have rewarded you back with the coin" Signed God the Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. 1 Kings 17:10-16; Matthew 11:28-30 Have you given your all to Jesus Christ?

If you haven't, do so today and he will surprise you.

[Jacopo]

Ice Cream For The Soul


Last week I took my children to a restaurant.
My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said,

"God is good, God is great.
Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you
more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert.
And Liberty and justice for all!
Amen!"

Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby I heard a woman
remark,

"That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even know how to
pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!"

Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, "Did I do it wrong Is
God mad at me?"

As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job and God was
certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table.

He winked at my son and said, "I happen to know that God thought that was
a great prayer.

"Really?" my son asked.

"Cross my heart," the man replied.

Then in a theatrical whisper he added (indicating the woman whose remark
had started this whole thing), "Too bad she never asks God for ice cream.
A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes."

Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal.

My son stared at his for a moment and then did something I will remember
the rest of my life. He picked up his sundae and without a word, walked
over and placed it in front of the woman.

With a big smile he told her, "Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good
for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already

[hyrei]

nice ang story ha.....

[Jacopo]

Silent love...

From the very Beginning, the girl's family
objected
strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it
has
got to do with family background,& that the girl
will
have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were
to
be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrel
very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply,
but
she always ask him: "How deep is your love for
me?"

As the guy is not good with his words, this
often cause the girl to be very upset. With that
&
the family's pressure, the girl often vent her
anger
on him. As for him, he only endure it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally
graduated & decided to further his studies in
overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the
girl: "I'm not very good with words. But all I
know is
that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care
of
you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll
try
my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?"

The girl agreed, & with the guy's
determination, the family finally gave in &
agreed
to let them get married. So before he leave,
they
got engaged.

The girl went out to the working society,
whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his
studies. They sent their love through emails &
phone calls. Though it's hard, but both never
thought of giving up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to
work, she was knocked down by a car that lost
control. When she woke up, she saw her
parents
beside her bed. She realized that she was
badly
injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to
comfort her. But she realized that all that could
come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She has
lost her voice......

The doctors says that the impact on her brain
has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to
her
parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out
from
her, she broke down.

During the stay in hospital, besides silence
cry,.....it's still just silence cry that companied
her.
Upon reaching home, everything seems to be
the
same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone.
Which pierced into her heart everytime it rang.
She does not wish to let the guy know. & not
wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a
letter
to him saying that she does not wish to wait
any
longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In
return, the guy sent millions & millions of reply,
and
countless of phone calls,.. all the girl could do,
besides crying, is still crying....

The parents decided to move away, hoping
that she could eventually forget everything & be
happy.

With a new environment, the girl learn sign
language & started a new life. Telling herself
everyday that she must forget the guy. One
day,
her friend came & told her that he's back. She
asked her friend not to let him know what
happened to her. Since then, there wasn't
anymore news of him.

A year has passed & her friend came with
an envelope, containing an invitation card for
the
guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When
she
open the letter, she saw her name in it instead.

When she was about to ask her friend what's
going on, she saw the guy standing in front of
her.
He used sign language telling her "I've spent a
year's time to learn sign language. Just to let
you
know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let me
have the chance to be your voice. I Love You.
With
that, he slipped the ring back into her finger.
The
girl finally smiled.

[ares623]

hey i found an article which is strangely similar to this..( it even has that "evolving into god" thing ). again its total bs but it's a good read..
http://www.fullmoon.nu/articles/art.php?id=tal
there are other articles in his site too, but i didn't read them..

[aquila]

i can say that the one who's great in paradox and logical thinking is the author himself

... and to think he writes Dilbert.

The article you recommended is indeed similar with God's Debris.
Never thought some "atheists" are trying to look for God still... sorta ironic..

[Empress_Of_Drac]

The Butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it has a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. Had God allowed us to go through our lives without obstacles, it would have crippled us. We would not have been as strong as we are now. We could never fly!

[Oshin]

Mangutana lang unta ko kung asa dapit sa Cebu makapalit ining libro titled "To Islands Far Away" - the story of the Thomasites and their journey to the PI in the early 1900s.Â*

[DebutsAndIDos]

You can always try to order it from National Bookstore.

Or just search and order it online from eBay or other publishing companies.

[Oshin]

thanks . I've search the National bookstore walay copy sila. Ang ebay wala sab .