SHORT STORY OF THE DAY : LUCK BY MARK TWAIN

LUCK BY MARK TWAIN –

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LUCK by Mark Twain - full unabridged audiobook short story - Fab Audio Books. "Luck" is an 1886 short story by Mark Twain which was first published in 1891 in Harper's Magazine. It was subsequently reprinted in 1892 in the anthology Merry Tales; the first British publication was in 1900, in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg. The story concerns a decorated English military hero, Lord Arthur Scoresby, a total idiot who triumphs in life through good luck. At the time of the Crimean War Scoresby is a captain. Despite his complete incompetence, everyone misinterprets his performance, taking his blunders for military genius, and his reputation is enhanced with every false step he makes. At the climax of the story, Scoresby mistakes his right hand for his left and leads a charge in the wrong direction, surprising a Russian force which panics and causes a retreat of the Russian army, thus securing an Allied victory. Another interpretation of the story is that the Reverend is simply jealous of the successes Scoresby has achieved. The Reverend, in the past, was an instructor at a military academy, where he taught a young Scoresby. According to the Reverend, Scoresby was a poor student, and "blundered" his way through promotions. When the war began, the Reverend joined the conflict, but with a lower rank of his ex-student. Throughout the story one can see that the Reverend is bitter, and his apparent distaste for the lord seems at odds with his role as a clergyman. The "absolute fool" in the story is not Scoresby, who ascended the ranks of the military through action, but rather the Reverend, who cannot accomplish anything in his lifetime. (Wikipedia) SUBSCRIBE TO FAB AUDIO BOOKS YouTube channel for the other audiobooks as well as eBooks and other audiobooks - regular new uploads. VISIT www.FabAudioBooks.com for the free eBook and other video audiobook titles. This audiobook was sourced from www.LibriVox.org and is in the public domain.

 

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Stay Connected to Family and Friends

A bus full of passengers was traveling while. suddenly the weather changed and there was a huge downpour and lightening all around.

They could see that the lightening would appear to come towards the bus and then go elsewhere.

After 2 or 3 horrible instances of being saved from lightening, the driver stopped the bus about fifty feet away from a tree and said -

"We have somebody in the bus whose death is a certainty today."

Because of that person everybody else will also get killed today.

Now listen carefully what I am saying ..

I want each person to come out of bus one by one and touch the tree trunk and come back.

Whom so ever death is certain will get caught up by the lightening and will die & everybody else will be saved".

They had to force the 1st person to go and touch the tree and come back.

He reluctantly got down from the bus and went and touched the tree.

His heart leaped with joy when nothing happened and he was still alive.

This continued for rest of the passengers who were all relieved when they touched the tree and nothing happened.

When the last passenger's turn came, everybody looked at him with accusing eyes.

That passenger was very afraid and reluctant since he was the only one left.

Everybody forced him to get down and go and touch the tree.

With a 100% fear of death in mind, the last passenger walked to the tree and touched it.

There was a huge sound of thunder and the lightening came down and hit the bus - yes the lightening hit the bus, and killed each and every passenger inside the bus.

It was because of the presence of this last passenger that, earlier,the entire bus was safe and the lightening could not strike the bus.

LIFE LEARNING from this..

At times, we try to take credit for our present achievements, but this could also be because of a person right next to us.

Look around you - Probably someone is there around you, in the form of Your Parents, Your Spouse, Your Children, Your Siblings, Your friends, etc, who are saving you from harm..!

Think About it..

You will surely find that Person..!!

Beautiful Lines 

    

    ''Alone I can 'Say' but 

    together we can 'talk'.

 

    'Alone I can 'Enjoy' but 

     together we can 

    'Celebrate'. 

    

    'Alone I can 'Smile' but 

    together we can 'Laugh'.

   *That's the BEAUTY of Human Relations*. 

    *We are nothing without each other* 

   

    😊 *Stay Connected to Family and  Friends*🤗

SHORT STORY OF THE DAY : WEDDING RING

HOMELESS MAN FINDS A WOMAN'S WEDDING RING, ENDING IS SHOCKING |

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SHORT STORY OF THE DAY : GHOSTS AND DONKEYS

A donkey was tied to a tree. One night a ghost cut the rope and released the donkey. The donkey went and destroyed the crops in a farmer's land. Infuriated, the farmer's wife shot the donkey and killed it.

The donkey's owner was devastated at the loss. In reply, he shot dead the farmer's wife. Angered by his wife's death, the farmer took a sickle and killed the donkey's owner.

The wife of the donkey's owner got so angry that she and her sons set the farmer's house on fire. The farmer, looking at his house turned into ashes, went ahead and killed both the wife and children of that donkey's owner.

Finally, when the farmer was full of regret, he asked the ghost as to why did it kill them all?

The ghost replied, "I killed nobody. I just released a donkey that was tied to a rope. It is all of you who released the devil within you which resulted in everything bad that happened."

Today the media has become like the ghost. It keeps releasing donkeys on a daily basis. And people react and argue with each other, hurt each other, without even having a second thought.

In the end, the media dodges all responsibilities.

So, it's our responsibility to not to react on every donkey released by media and preserve our relationship with our friends and relatives.

SHORT STORY OF THE DAY

A car ahead was moving like a turtle and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking!   I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear!

“Physically challenged; Please be patient.”

And that changed everything!! 

I immediately went calm & slowed down!! 

In fact,  I got a little protective of the car & the driver!!! 

I reached home a few minutes late, but it was ok!

And then it struck me.  

Would I have been patient if there was no sticker?

Why do we need stickers to be patient with people!?

Will we be more patient & kind with others if people had labels pasted on their foreheads?

Labels like ——

“ Lost my job” , 

“Fighting cancer”, 

“Going through a bad divorce”,

“Suffering Emotional abuse “, "Lost a loved one”, 

“Feeling worthless”,

“Financially broken”

....and more like these!!

Everyone is fighting a battle we know nothing about. 

The least we can do is to be patient ,kind & compassionate

*Let us respect the Invisible Labels !!*

SIMPLE SOLUTION!

Some years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco.

Mensa, is an international organization for people who have an IQ of 140 or higher.

Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a local cafe.

When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt shaker contained pepper, and their pepper shaker was full of salt.

How could they swap the contents of the two bottles without spilling any, and using only the implements at hand?

Clearly -- this was a job for Mensa minds.

The group debated the problem and presented ideas and finally, came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer.

They then called the waitress over, ready to dazzle her with their solution.

"Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker contains pepper..."

But before they could finish, the waitress interrupted & said...

"Oh -- sorry about that."

She leaned over the table, unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them.

There was dead silence at the Mensa table.

For most of the problems in our lives there are simple solutions, but it is our “Brilliant” minds that complicate every simple solution. ...Change the Caps and enjoy life !!

ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE

SHORT STORY OF THE DAY : A HAUNTED WOOD, AND A HAUNTED QUARRY IN CANADA BY ELLIOTT O'DONNELL

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A HAUNTED WOOD, AND A HAUNTED QUARRY 

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BY ELLIOTT O'DONNELL

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Story title: A Haunted Wood, and a Haunted Quarry in Canada

Author: Elliott O'Donnell

 

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SHORT STORY OF THE DAY : A RETRIEVED REFORMATION - O.HENRY

O. HENRY: A RETRIEVED REFORMATION –

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Safecracker Jimmy Valentine is released from prison after serving less than 10 months of a four year sentence, due to his criminal connections. He goes to his old apartment, packs up his tools, and leaves. In the following weeks, a few cash robberies are committed, and the detective who landed Valentine in jail in the first place, Ben Price, is called to work on the new case. He realizes that the robberies are committed in Jimmy's style. Valentine shows up sometime later in Elmore, Arkansas. He goes to the town bank with the intention of checking it over before robbing it. However, as he walks to the hotel, he catches the eye of the banker's beautiful daughter, Annabel Adams. He falls in love with her immediately, and Valentine decides to give up his criminal career. He moves into the town, taking up the identity of Ralph D. Spencer, a shoemaker.

 

At the end of the year, Jimmy has risen socially and business-wise and has become ...

 

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