We Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It 　　My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally - but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in su...

Love's Witness　 Slight unpremeditated Words are borne By every common Wind into the Air; Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born， And in one instant give both Hope and Fear： Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind According to the Caprice...

Before Two Portraits of My Mother 　　 　　I love the beautiful young girl of this 　　portrait, my mother, painted years ago 　　when her forehead was white, and there was no 　　shadow in the dazzling Venetian glass 　　of her gaze. But this ot...

A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall， and every one can see it. A composer writes a work， but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities， for the composer is utterly dep...

How to Grow Happiness Some one says that Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, and to be needed. I have no objection to that, only wondering how to grow happiness. Step one: Plant yourself deep in a be...

The re was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care. But he knew that his three sons despised the farm work, and were eager to make wealth, trough adventure. When the farmer wa...

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so...

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and every one could tell that the love they had for each other was true. A few months later, the wife came to the...