Once, there was a renowned monk who lived in a beautiful monastery with many of his pupils. His teachings were known to be very effective and many of his students grew up to become great masters thems...
Category: Inspirational Stories
Short Inspirational Stories
This page contains a list of short inspirational stories.
Often in life we feel down and slumping in our life. At these times our soul needs inspiration just like the body needs food. We all need inspiration to free our soul from the bondage of worries and give our life a direction. Inspiration is food for our soul that desperately drives us to be better and be the person we dream to be.
Good inspirational stories and quotes are a great way to uplift our soul fill it with hope and optimism. Stories are a powerful tool to touch our heart. A good inspirational story motivates us to keep fighting for our heart’s desires and dream. Inspiring Stories trigger an emotional pulse point in our hearts and minds when we are in a distressing situation. At the time of distress, the inspirational stories can help us to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and give us the burst of hope and courage to persevere. The stories teach us lessons, fills our heart with hope and make us feel better.
“The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.”
American singer-songwriter Pete Seeger
Here is a collection of some our favorite short inspirational stories. Fictional or real, these short stories are very powerful and are filled with some valuable lessons. May these inspirational stories refresh your soul, transform your fear into hope and trust, fill your mind and heart with positivity and inspire you to create something beautiful out of your life.
The Old Fisherman
Our house was directly across the street from the entrance of a popular hospital in the city. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I ...
The Teacher’s hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment — to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically ...
The Marble Statue
In the middle of a beautiful city, there was a museum laid with beautiful marble tiles and with a huge marble statue as a part of the display. Many people from all over the world visited the museum e...
The Warrior’s Destiny
A great Japanese warrior named Nobunaga was going to war with a fierce enemy with only one-tenth the number of men the opposition commanded. He knew that he could win the fight with a well planned str...
Wranglers and Stranglers
Many years ago there were a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin. The group of men seemed to have an amazing creative literary talent and were extraordinary in their ability to...
How do you want to be remembered ?
More than a decade ago, a man was reading his morning newspaper. To his surprise and horror, he read his name in the obituary column. The news papers had mistakenly reported the death of the wrong per...
Purpose of Life
Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. He was the head of the local administration of a small village. Everyone respected him and his views and opinions were well regarded. Many people came to him ...
A beggar and a lady
As a woman walked down the streets one day, she spotted a beggar. The man looked pretty old, unshaven and ill-dressed. Every passerby looked at him with contempt; Not like they had anything against hi...
Thomas Edison and a note
One day the young Thomas Edison came home and handed a paper to his mother from his school. He told her, “My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to give it only to you.”
His mother’s eyes wer...