Short stories are among the best ways to relax and unwind before sleep. They not only offer a moment of calm but can also inspire meaningful change in your life. Through these stories, you’ll discover valuable lessons that can guide you in facing life's challenges. Here’s a collection of touching life lessons that will warm your heart and inspire your soul.
One day, a small child selling tissues passed by a luxury car and offered its owner to buy a tissue packet. The man took all the tissues from the child and gave him $10.
The child was very happy with the ten dollars and thanked the man a lot. Then he went to the shoe store and began to look at the luxurious shoes with great sorrow because he was wearing old shoes that he had not changed for years. The child wanted to buy new shoes, but the prices of the shoes were very expensive, as the price of the shoes started from $60, and he only had $10.
Meanwhile, the rich man who gave him $10 noticed him, so he got out of his car, entered the shoe store, and left after a short while. Then he got into his car and left.
After a while, the owner of the shop came out, opened the shop window, and put up a paper with "Only $10 for any shoes on the occasion of the feast" written on it.
The child was overjoyed after he saw this discount and entered quickly to buy new shoes before the offer ended. The child chose brown shoes that were priced at $100 before the discount. The child paid for the shoes, took them, and left feeling a great joy that he had never felt before.
After the child moved away from the shop, the shop owner took the paper with "$10" written on it and reset the old prices.
Dear reader, you can imagine what made the shop owner reduce prices in this way.
{short stories about life lessons}
This is a true story that happened in the United States of America. The story tells about a simple waitress named Maria who was working in a restaurant in Texas.
One day, a poor man entered the restaurant. People were looking at him with disgust because of his ugly appearance. As soon as the man sat in one of the seats, people started complaining and opposing his presence in the place.
Maria greeted the old man with a gentle smile as if he were a regular customer and said to him, "My name is Maria. If you want anything, I am here to serve you." The old man felt an inner joy because of the girl's kind treatment of him and thanked her very much because she treated him as a human being, not as a beggar!
The manager of the restaurant warned Maria and said to her, "If the beggar does not pay for the food, it will be deducted from your salary." Maria agreed and offered the old man the best food in the restaurant and said to him, "Do not care about the price of the food. This food is a gift from the restaurant on the occasion of its tenth anniversary."
After the old man had eaten, he thanked Maria very much and then left the place in a happy state. After that, Maria hurried to clean the table and found a message left by the old man saying:
"Dear Maria, thank you very much for your kind treatment. I am the owner of the restaurant, but I disguised myself as a beggar to see how the staff treat poor customers. This is my approval to upgrade you, as you will be the manager of the restaurant. Congratulations on your new position."
{heart touching stories}
Inspiring Short Stories With Moral Lessons
1- Inspirational Story About Giving
The child was very happy with the ten dollars and thanked the man a lot. Then he went to the shoe store and began to look at the luxurious shoes with great sorrow because he was wearing old shoes that he had not changed for years. The child wanted to buy new shoes, but the prices of the shoes were very expensive, as the price of the shoes started from $60, and he only had $10.
Meanwhile, the rich man who gave him $10 noticed him, so he got out of his car, entered the shoe store, and left after a short while. Then he got into his car and left.
After a while, the owner of the shop came out, opened the shop window, and put up a paper with "Only $10 for any shoes on the occasion of the feast" written on it.
The child was overjoyed after he saw this discount and entered quickly to buy new shoes before the offer ended. The child chose brown shoes that were priced at $100 before the discount. The child paid for the shoes, took them, and left feeling a great joy that he had never felt before.
After the child moved away from the shop, the shop owner took the paper with "$10" written on it and reset the old prices.
Dear reader, you can imagine what made the shop owner reduce prices in this way.
{short stories about life lessons}
2- A Great Story About Doing Good and Respecting Others
One day, a poor man entered the restaurant. People were looking at him with disgust because of his ugly appearance. As soon as the man sat in one of the seats, people started complaining and opposing his presence in the place.
Maria greeted the old man with a gentle smile as if he were a regular customer and said to him, "My name is Maria. If you want anything, I am here to serve you." The old man felt an inner joy because of the girl's kind treatment of him and thanked her very much because she treated him as a human being, not as a beggar!
The manager of the restaurant warned Maria and said to her, "If the beggar does not pay for the food, it will be deducted from your salary." Maria agreed and offered the old man the best food in the restaurant and said to him, "Do not care about the price of the food. This food is a gift from the restaurant on the occasion of its tenth anniversary."
After the old man had eaten, he thanked Maria very much and then left the place in a happy state. After that, Maria hurried to clean the table and found a message left by the old man saying:
"Dear Maria, thank you very much for your kind treatment. I am the owner of the restaurant, but I disguised myself as a beggar to see how the staff treat poor customers. This is my approval to upgrade you, as you will be the manager of the restaurant. Congratulations on your new position."
{heart touching stories}
3- The Watch Thief Story
The child who stole the watch was afraid of being caught. The teacher checked each child, and when he put his hand in one child’s pocket, he found the watch. He took it and continued checking the rest of the students.
After the teacher finished, he asked the students to return to their seats. The child was terrified and thought the teacher would expose him and teach him a harsh lesson in front of the class. However, the teacher simply asked the owner of the watch to come forward and retrieve it without disclosing the identity of the student who had stolen it.
Years passed, and throughout the school years, the teacher never rebuked the student. The child graduated from school and eventually from university. Many years later, he met his teacher at a social event and approached him to say hello, but the teacher did not remember him.
The young man said to the teacher: "How do you not remember me? I am the one who stole the watch from my schoolmate several years ago. When you checked all the children, you asked us to close our eyes so as not to expose me. Today, I wanted to thank you. Since that day, I have never stolen again."
The teacher replied: "Of course, my son, I remember that incident. On that day, I asked all the students to close their eyes so the future of the student who did that would not be ruined. But what you don't know is that I checked everyone with my eyes closed as well so that I wouldn't hold any resentment toward the student who did it. Today, I learned it was you, and what truly makes me happy is that you stopped stealing and succeeded in your life."
Stand up for the teacher and glorify him... He could have been a messenger.
{short stories with morals}
One day, there was a skinny boy selling pens in the metro. The boy was very poor and begged people to buy from him. One day, a businessman gave him a dollar in exchange for a pen. The child forgot to give him the pen, and the man got off the metro without asking for it.
Shortly after, the boy hurried to catch up with the man and handed him some pens, saying: "I'm sorry, sir, I forgot to give you the pen because the metro is crowded today, and there were many people."
The man replied: "Don't be sorry. You're a businessman like me, and what happened to you today happens to me a lot."
Many years passed, and at one of the luxury social events, a young man approached the businessman and said: "I want to remind you of myself; I am the child who sold you pens several years ago. Today, I have become a rich businessman, and the credit goes to you for returning my appreciation and respect when you told me that I was a businessman."
In one of the developing countries, the Minister of Education decided to visit a government school in a poor village. On the way, the minister's car broke down, so he got out to examine the cause of the malfunction. Meanwhile, a small child passed by and asked the man if he wanted any help.
Minister: "Do you understand car mechanics?"
Child: "My father works as a mechanic, and sometimes I work with him in the workshop. Let me look at the car; I can fix it for you."
The minister agreed, so the child asked him for some tools to start working. The boy began diagnosing the problem and repairing the car. The minister watched him in amazement, and after the child finished, he asked the man to start the car's engine. The car started again as if it had no defect.
The minister thanked the child profusely and asked him why he didn’t go to school.
Child: "The minister is visiting the school today, and because I am the stupidest child in the class, the teacher told me not to come today and stay at home so the minister wouldn’t see me!"
The minister was very sad and asked the child to get into the car with him. Together, they went to the school. The director, teachers, and all the children were surprised to see the child arrive in the minister's car.
The minister presented a certificate of appreciation to the child, restoring his dignity and self-confidence in front of everyone.
It is foolish to think that success and intelligence are limited to understanding the school curriculum only!
{short stories with morals}
4- Inspiring Story About The Good Word
Shortly after, the boy hurried to catch up with the man and handed him some pens, saying: "I'm sorry, sir, I forgot to give you the pen because the metro is crowded today, and there were many people."
The man replied: "Don't be sorry. You're a businessman like me, and what happened to you today happens to me a lot."
Many years passed, and at one of the luxury social events, a young man approached the businessman and said: "I want to remind you of myself; I am the child who sold you pens several years ago. Today, I have become a rich businessman, and the credit goes to you for returning my appreciation and respect when you told me that I was a businessman."
5- The Story of The Stupid Child!
Minister: "Do you understand car mechanics?"
Child: "My father works as a mechanic, and sometimes I work with him in the workshop. Let me look at the car; I can fix it for you."
The minister agreed, so the child asked him for some tools to start working. The boy began diagnosing the problem and repairing the car. The minister watched him in amazement, and after the child finished, he asked the man to start the car's engine. The car started again as if it had no defect.
The minister thanked the child profusely and asked him why he didn’t go to school.
Child: "The minister is visiting the school today, and because I am the stupidest child in the class, the teacher told me not to come today and stay at home so the minister wouldn’t see me!"
The minister was very sad and asked the child to get into the car with him. Together, they went to the school. The director, teachers, and all the children were surprised to see the child arrive in the minister's car.
The minister presented a certificate of appreciation to the child, restoring his dignity and self-confidence in front of everyone.
It is foolish to think that success and intelligence are limited to understanding the school curriculum only!
{touching real life stories}
6- The Story of The Great Daughter
The four younger daughters got married, and the eldest daughter stayed with her father to serve him. The years passed, and eventually, the father passed away. Before his death, he made his daughters promise not to sell the house until their eldest sister got married.
The four daughters, however, refused to honor their father's will. They decided to sell the house and divide the inheritance among themselves, without considering the feelings of their eldest sister, who had sacrificed her happiness for their well-being.
The eldest sister was filled with fear because she didn’t know where she would go or what she would do if the house was sold. She begged her sisters not to sell the house, but they ignored her pleas. They sold the house and took their share, disregarding the fate of their eldest sister.
The eldest sister took her share of the house and was told she had to leave within a week. Desperate, she contacted the man who had purchased the house and pleaded with him: "Please give me a month to find a suitable place." The man, moved by her story, agreed and allowed her to stay for a month.
When the month ended, the new owner visited the eldest sister. She was terrified, thinking he had come to ask her to leave, as she was still searching for a suitable place. However, to her surprise, the man handed her a house waiver document and said:
“This paper is your dowry. If you accept me as your husband, we will live together in this house. If you refuse, I will return to where I came from, and you can continue to live in this house.”
The girl cried tears of joy and agreed to marry the rich merchant, who was a pious and kind man. Together, they lived a life full of love and happiness in her father's house.
{inspiring short stories about life}
7- The Story of The Poor Farmer And His Wife
It was a bitterly cold night, and the poor man, left alone on the street, was suffering from both cold and hunger. At that moment, a humble farmer saw the poor man and invited him into his hut. The poor man accepted, and the farmer's wife prepared a meal for their guest. After eating, the man thanked the farmer and his wife profusely for their kindness before leaving in peace.
The next day, the king invited all the inhabitants of the village to a grand dinner at the royal palace. When the villagers arrived that evening, they found two tables: one laden with spoiled food and the other with the most delicious food imaginable.
The king appeared, sat at the table full of exquisite food, and invited the farmer and his wife to dine with him. He then ordered the rest of the villagers to sit at the table with the spoiled food and commanded them to eat from it.
The king was, in fact, the same poor man who had wandered into the village seeking help. Those who had refused to help or had treated him unkindly were now punished by having to eat the same food they had offered him. Meanwhile, the farmer and his wife, who had shown him kindness and generosity, were honored by dining with the king himself.
{inspiring stories with moral life lessons}
8- Touching Short Story About Life
Chinese
kid Chen and his mother
This is a true story that happened in China, where a 7-year-old Chinese boy, Chen, developed cancer, and his 43-year-old mother suffered from kidney failure.
The child's health condition worsened, and the doctor told his parents that it was only a matter of time before their son would die. The child learned about this and asked the doctor to donate his kidney to his mother. The mother categorically refused, as she had hope that her son would be cured of this dreaded disease.
Unfortunately, the child's condition deteriorated. He became paralyzed and was on the verge of a coma. During that time, the child cried hysterically, pleading for them to agree to transfer his kidney to his mother.
The doctor pressured the mother to agree to her son's request because he would die within hours. The decision was agonizing for the mother, but she saw that having a part of her son in her body would compensate for his absence. Finally, the mother agreed, hugged her son, and cried.
Chen died, and his kidney was transferred to his sick mother. The mother was surprised to learn that her son had also donated his other kidney to a woman with kidney failure and part of his liver to a young patient in need of a transplant. The child had instructed the doctor to carry out these donations.
The child's mother broke down in tears and agreed to honor her son's wishes. Indeed, his organs were transferred, and all three operations were successful.
Chen died at the age of seven, but he gave life to three people: his mother, a woman who needed a kidney, and a young man who needed a liver.
9- A Fugitive Without a Chaser: A Touching Life Story
The investigation into the case was still ongoing, and it turned out that the three thieves were brothers who lived next to Carl's house. There had been many quarrels between Carl and the thieves. One of the thieves' relatives claimed that Carl had invited them to dinner and then carried out his crime under the pretext that they had come to rob him. Carl, feeling that the case would turn against him, ran away, and no one knew his whereabouts. The police searched for him extensively but could not find him.
But do you know where he disappeared?
Carl hid in the same house in which he lived, moving into a small basement that did not exceed two meters in size. He told his wife that he would disappear permanently and never appear to the world again for fear of execution. His wife kept the secret and did not tell their children so the news would not leak to the neighbors.
Carl's wife died, and the children grew up believing that their father was dead. Years passed, and the sons sold the house. During this period, Carl was still living in the basement.
He lived in the basement for thirty-seven years. Three different families lived in the house, unaware of his presence. Every night, Carl would come out of the basement to get food and water and then return to hide.
As Carl grew older, he developed asthma and could no longer bear the dust in the basement. He sneezed and coughed frequently. The new residents of the house heard him and informed the police. The police followed the sounds until they found him. When questioned, Carl revealed his identity and explained why he had disappeared, swearing his innocence.
The officer investigated the case and found that it had concluded years ago with Carl's exoneration, based on the testimony of the thieves' mother, who confessed that her sons had gone to Carl's house to rob him.
This is the story of a man who chose not to face his circumstances. The consequence of his choice was that he deprived himself of the light of the world, the company of his children, and a normal life, living like a mouse for 37 years.
{short moral stories with valuable life lessons}
10- The Story of the Car and the Stone
He found a frightened little boy standing by the stone. Grabbing the boy angrily, he demanded, "Why did you do that? Do you know how much this car costs?"
The child cried and said, "Sorry, sir. I have been standing here for two hours, and no car has stopped for me. I tried to get their attention, but no one stopped to help me. Only your car stopped because I put a stone in the road."
The man asked arrogantly, "What is so important that you had to do this?"
The child pointed to a pit on the other side of the road. When the man went to see, he found a little boy who could not move.
The child explained, "This is my little brother. He cannot walk because he is paralyzed. When I was walking with him in the dark, his wheelchair fell into the pit. I tried everything to get him out, but I couldn't."
The child begged the man to rescue his brother. Touched, the man helped pull the paralyzed boy out of the pit, placed him back in his wheelchair, and used a handkerchief to clean his wounds.
The child thanked the man and apologized, saying, "Now, sir, what will you do to me for damaging your car?"
The man replied, "Don't apologize, my little one. I am the one who should apologize to you. As for the car, I will not repair it. This damage will remain as a reminder to always offer a helping hand to others."
Here's the end of the stories.
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