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Face the Dangers Boldly - Story

Face the Dangers Boldly Short Story on "Face the Dangers Boldly" Once upon a time a boy in early teens went about playing near some hedges laden with berries that looked ripe and juicy. The boy’s mouth watered and he licked his chops. At once the young boy started gathering berries. He was thinking of enjoying them at leisure. Just then he was stung sharply by a nettle. Feeling pinched, he smarted under acute pain. Soon a rash appeared on his hand. Leaving the collection of berries, the boy ran home and told his mother everything with tearful eyes. Sobbing hard, he said “Mom, I only touched them lightly but they stung me hard.” The mother smiled and caressing her son, replied, “They stung you because you only touched them lightly. Had you held them firmly, they won’t have hurt you. You cannot get anything without facing dangers. Every rose has some thorns to protect it. So, learn to grasp the nettles, if you want berries.” More Story

Affectation Seldom Works - Story

Affectation Seldom Works Short Story on "Affectation Seldom Works" Once upon a time there was a jackdaw who lived near a farm-house. The owner of the farm had kept some pigeons and he fed them with grains regularly. The jackdaw looked at the pigeons and envied them everyday. Deciding to share the feed, the jackdaw painted his body like that of a pigeon. Then he joined the pigeons as one of them. Thus he was able to enjoy the feed daily. The pigeons never suspected anything foul. But one day after the feed, the jackdaw could not control himself. He started crying and the pigeons came to know that he was not one of them. They pecked at his body so mercilessly that he began to bleed. The jackdaw flew away to save his life and went straight . to his own brethren—the jackdaws. But because of his painted body, they refused to own him. So, he was forced to flee in order to save himself. He became a homeless wanderer which he till today is. Never pose to be what you are not.

Islam and Free Market Economy - English Essay

Islam and Free Market Economy English Essay on "Islam and Free Market Economy" Economics has become the corner-stock of our present life both for individuals and nations. The Third World countries are fast moving to establish their economies based on the capitalist pattern, commonly adopted in the West. Free market economy is holding sway in most of the developing nations under economics pressure by the Western lending institutions like the IMF an the World Bank. “Join the band wagon or be left on the roadside” is the slogan flung at the impoverished nations of the Third World. The two great agencies of man’s character through history have been religion and economics. Unfortunately, present day man is more affected by the economic agency than by the religious, as he is almost moulded by his everyday work and the material resources he thereby procures. He is reverberating the words of Tennessee Ernine’s pop song of the 50s, “St. Peter don’t call me cause I can’t go. I o