Reading short stories offers numerous benefits for your mental well-being. Whether you're feeling anxious, defeated, or down, there's always a story to help: one to calm your mind, another to spark motivation, and others to lift your spirits. Here’s a handpicked collection of inspirational short stories for adults, each carrying a valuable moral lesson. So, take a moment, relax, and immerse yourself in these inspiring tales.
Short Stories With Moral Lessons For Adults
1- Realistic Story That Happened In The Fourth Century BC
Agnodice was obsessed with medicine and wanted to learn it at all costs, so she disguised herself as a man, cut her hair, wore men's clothes, and entered the medical school in Alexandria.
One day, Agnodice was walking in the street when she heard the cries of a woman in labor.
Agnodice ran toward the woman, still disguised as a man, to assist her, but the woman absolutely refused to be touched by any man despite the severe pain she was suffering, as she wanted a woman doctor to deliver her baby.
The woman was screaming in pain, so Agnodice revealed her identity by taking off her clothes to show the woman that she was, in fact, a woman. Reassured, the woman allowed Agnodice to help her give birth. This story spread among the people, and more women began seeking Agnodice's care.
The envy of male doctors increased, and they accused Agnodice of seducing women! She was arrested, and to prove her innocence before the court, she revealed that she was a woman. However, she was then accused of breaking Greek law by practicing medicine and was sentenced to death.
All the women revolted against this ruling, especially the wives of the judges, including the wife of the judge who sentenced her to death. The women declared that if Agnodice were executed, they would all commit suicide and die with her.
The judges could not withstand the pressure from their wives, so the death penalty was lifted for Agnodice. From that time forward, women were allowed to practice the medical profession, although they specialized in gynecological diseases only. In this way, Agnodice left her mark in history as the first Greek woman doctor.
The Moral of the Story
Do what you love and fight all the restrictions that prevent you from achieving your dream.
{bedtime stories for adults}
2- Who Is Right? Short Story For Adults With Moral Lesson
The husband went to the doctor and asked him how to determine if his wife was suffering from hearing impairment. The doctor advised him: "Stand fifteen meters away and call out to your wife. If she doesn’t hear you, move closer and repeat until she responds."
The husband returned home and found his wife preparing lunch. He stood fifteen meters away and asked her, "What are you cooking today?"
She did not answer him. So, the husband moved closer, standing at a distance of ten meters, and asked the same question, but his wife still did not respond. The husband moved even closer, standing only five meters away, and asked her the same question for the third time. Unfortunately, his wife still did not answer him.
Finally, the husband stood directly behind his wife and asked her, "My love, what are you cooking tonight?"
The wife, frustrated, turned to him and said, "This is the fourth time I’ve told you, I’m cooking garlic chicken and potatoes!"
The Moral of the Story
Do not assume you are always right. The problem may be with you if you approach the situation with neutrality.
{inspiring short stories with morals}
During the French Revolution, Countess Labiani and her maid were imprisoned. The Countess was sentenced to death. She sat crying, trembling with fear, and continued to cry for a long time until she felt tired and lost consciousness.
When Countess Labiani regained consciousness, she did not find her maid beside her. Strangely, the Countess realized she was dressed in her maid's clothes, and her own clothes were nowhere to be found.
A few minutes later, one of the soldiers opened the cell. The Countess knew that the time for her execution had come and that the soldier had come to take her to the gallows. But to her amazement, the soldier said to her: "Go in peace. Your lady, Countess Labiani, was executed this morning."
The Countess had always treated her maid with love, tenderness, and humility, regarding her as a sister rather than merely a maid. In return, the maid had swapped her clothes with those of the Countess and told the soldier: "I am Countess Labiani," sacrificing her life in a noble act of redemption and love.
3- The Story of the Countess and Her Maid
When Countess Labiani regained consciousness, she did not find her maid beside her. Strangely, the Countess realized she was dressed in her maid's clothes, and her own clothes were nowhere to be found.
A few minutes later, one of the soldiers opened the cell. The Countess knew that the time for her execution had come and that the soldier had come to take her to the gallows. But to her amazement, the soldier said to her: "Go in peace. Your lady, Countess Labiani, was executed this morning."
The Countess had always treated her maid with love, tenderness, and humility, regarding her as a sister rather than merely a maid. In return, the maid had swapped her clothes with those of the Countess and told the soldier: "I am Countess Labiani," sacrificing her life in a noble act of redemption and love.
{short moral stories for adults}
In one of the foodstuff trading companies, there was a giant refrigerator used to freeze food. One day, a worker entered this refrigerator to organize food boxes, but by mistake, the refrigerator door was closed while the worker was inside.
The worker knocked on the refrigerator door repeatedly, but unfortunately, no one heard him. The workday ended, the company was closed, and the workers forgot about him. The worker sat waiting for his fate, filled with fear, because it was Saturday, meaning the next day was an official holiday. He realized he would have to spend two nights in the cold refrigerator.
On Monday morning, the workers opened the company and found their colleague dead. Beside him was a piece of paper on which he had written:
"I am locked in the refrigerator, and none of you can hear me. I feel the tips of my hands and feet beginning to freeze, and I can't move because of the severe cold."
The worker continued writing, but the lines became fainter and fainter until they stopped entirely.
The strange thing about this incident was that the refrigerator was not connected to electricity at all! The employees had turned off the refrigerator's power before closing the company.
Dear reader, what killed this worker in your opinion?
This worker thought it was too cold in the refrigerator and convinced himself that he would die from the severity of the cold, so he did! Illusion, not the cold, was the true cause of his death.
My friend,
Studies have proven that what a person thinks in their mind can influence their reality. For example, if a poor man tells himself every day: "I will live poor and die poor," he is likely to remain in poverty throughout his life. Even if thousands of opportunities come his way, he may not recognize them because his subconscious mind has become accustomed to poverty.
4- Story about illusion
The worker knocked on the refrigerator door repeatedly, but unfortunately, no one heard him. The workday ended, the company was closed, and the workers forgot about him. The worker sat waiting for his fate, filled with fear, because it was Saturday, meaning the next day was an official holiday. He realized he would have to spend two nights in the cold refrigerator.
On Monday morning, the workers opened the company and found their colleague dead. Beside him was a piece of paper on which he had written:
"I am locked in the refrigerator, and none of you can hear me. I feel the tips of my hands and feet beginning to freeze, and I can't move because of the severe cold."
The worker continued writing, but the lines became fainter and fainter until they stopped entirely.
The strange thing about this incident was that the refrigerator was not connected to electricity at all! The employees had turned off the refrigerator's power before closing the company.
Dear reader, what killed this worker in your opinion?
This worker thought it was too cold in the refrigerator and convinced himself that he would die from the severity of the cold, so he did! Illusion, not the cold, was the true cause of his death.
My friend,
Studies have proven that what a person thinks in their mind can influence their reality. For example, if a poor man tells himself every day: "I will live poor and die poor," he is likely to remain in poverty throughout his life. Even if thousands of opportunities come his way, he may not recognize them because his subconscious mind has become accustomed to poverty.
5- The Story of The Peace Painting
The king admired only two paintings and wanted to choose between them. The first painting was of a quiet lake that reflected the king's palace and the surrounding mountains. Behind the mountains, the artist painted the sky and clouds impressively. The painting was very beautiful and expressed complete peace.
As for the second painting, it depicted a group of rugged mountains! The sky in the painting was raining, and there were steep waters of a waterfall.
The king searched a lot for anything in the painting that would give him peace until he found a bunch of beautiful herbs growing between the rocks behind the waters of the waterfall. On these herbs, there was a small nest built by a beautiful bird, and the bird was resting in peace and quiet amid all this noisy atmosphere full of turmoil.
In your opinion, which of the two paintings should win?
The king chose the second painting and gave its owner a large prize. Afterward, he said to all those present:
"Peace does not mean being in a place free of troubles and problems. True peace is being in the midst of all these problems and disturbances while maintaining your calmness and inner peace. This is the true meaning of peace."
{inspirational moral stories for adults}
6- Realistic Bedtime Story With Moral Lesson
Paulo
Coelho, author of The Alchemist
The famous Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho wrote a short story in which he said:
A father was reading the newspaper, but his young son was bothering him a lot, asking him to stop reading the newspaper and play with him. The father was tired of his naughty son, so he cut the world map from the newspaper and asked his son to reassemble the map.
The father did this in order to read the newspaper quietly, thinking that his son would be busy all day assembling the map. But after only fifteen minutes, the son returned to his father and gave him the world map, fully arranged!
The father was very surprised and asked his son: "Did your mother teach you geography?"
The child replied: "No, but on the other side of the paper, there was a picture of a human being. When I reassembled the human being, I rebuilt the world."
It was a spontaneous phrase from a young child, but it was beautiful and deeply meaningful.
The Moral of the Story
When you rebuild people, you rebuild the world.
{short stories with morals in english}
7- The Story of The Old Woman and The Train
The woman got on the train and sat on a torn seat. She became angry and left the seat to sit in another one. However, she was disturbed by the new seat because of a small child who was crying. She left the new seat and sat at the back of the train, but that seat was hot because of the sun. She left this place as well and kept looking for a quiet and comfortable seat.
After a while, the woman finally found a comfortable seat in a special place. She was very happy and sat down to enjoy the beautiful scenic views. However, at that moment, the journey ended, and the train reached its destination. The woman was very sad and said: "If I had known that the trip was so short, I would have sat anywhere to enjoy the beauty of nature."
The Moral:
If you are satisfied, you will enjoy every detail of your life. But if you complain, you will live miserably all your life.
{short moral stories for kids}
8- Short Story With a Moral Lesson for Adults
The young man was sad and depressed. He thought about the years of his life that had been lost in this workshop and the effort he had made without receiving any significant compensation. He became desperate and even considered suicide because he had no other source of livelihood.
Johnson told his wife what had happened and decided to mortgage the house they lived in. He then started working in the construction profession. His first attempt at freelancing was building two small houses. Johnson succeeded in his first project. He completed many small projects and became a specialist in the construction of small houses in a short time.
Through five years of continuous effort, Johnson became very famous, made a great fortune, and built many healing homes around the world.
Do you know who this young man is?
He is the American millionaire Wallace Johnson, co-founder of Holiday Inn.
Johnson says in his memoirs:
"If I knew where the boss who fired me several years ago was, I would go to thank him. When this situation happened to me, I suffered a lot and was frustrated, but now I understand the wisdom of God, who closed a door in my face to open a better one for me and my family."
9- The Arrogant Miser Story
One day, while Idris was walking in the market, he collided with a simple and poor man carrying a flour bag on his shoulder. The man lost his balance, and the flour bag fell from his shoulder and scattered on Idris's clothes.
Idris lost his temper and hit the poor man so hard. The poor man apologized profusely, but Idris showed no mercy. There was a generous and brave young man from a wealthy class named Waleed. He heard the screams of the poor man. Waleed rushed to rescue the poor man and asked Idris, "Why are you hitting this man?"
Idris said, "The flour he was carrying damaged my pants."
Waleed replied, "This happened unintentionally, and you have the right to ask for compensation, but you do not have the right to hit him."
Idris said, "Well, these pants cost 100 dinars, and this poor person must pay the price of the pants before I let him go."
The poor man cried because he didn’t have the money, and everyone present tried to persuade Idris to give up his claim, but he refused to have mercy on the poor man and insisted on taking 100 dinars from him. Waleed gave 100 dinars to Idris, who was very happy with the amount. When Idris wanted to leave, Waleed said to him, "Take off the pants you are wearing; they’re mine now."
Idris said, "I will go to my house and send you the pants with one of the servants." Waleed refused and said, "I want my pants now. You will not take a single step in my pants. You refused to have mercy on the poor man, so I will not have mercy on you."
Idris was utterly confused. It was impossible for him to take off the pants in the street, and it was equally difficult for him to give back the 100 dinars, especially since the amount was much more than the price of the pants. In the end, Idris said to Waleed, "Fine, I’ll buy the pants from you for 100 dinars."
Waleed refused and said to Idris, "I will sell you the pants for 200 dinars."
Idris exclaimed, "You bought the pants from me for 100 dinars, and now you want to sell them for 200 dinars! This is unreasonable."
Waleed replied, "These are my pants, and I value them at this price. If you want to buy them, pay for them now. If you don’t, then take them off."
Idris kept begging Waleed to take 100 dinars and leave him alone, but Waleed refused and insisted on taking 200 dinars. All those present supported Waleed.
In the end, Idris had to pay Waleed 200 dinars. He left the place feeling humiliated and broken, almost dying of sadness and heartbreak.
Waleed kept 100 dinars for himself and gave the other 100 dinars to the poor man, who was overjoyed and thanked Waleed profusely for restoring his dignity.
{inspirational stories with moral values}
10- Inspiring Story About Friendship
His friend said to him, "Don’t worry, I’ll get the money and then call you."
After an hour, the friend tried calling him back, but his phone was turned off! When he went to his house, he didn’t find him there.
He tried to borrow the money for the medicine but couldn’t find anyone to lend him the amount. The young man was deeply saddened by his mother’s illness and even more heartbroken because his friend had let him down.
The young man returned home and found his mother asleep with medicine beside her.
He was overjoyed and asked his sister, "Who brought the medicine?"
She replied, "Your friend came a while ago and asked me about the name of the medicine. Then he quickly went to buy it and left shortly after checking on our mother."
The young man rushed out to find his friend. When he did, he said, "I tried to reach you so many times, but your phone was always switched off."
His friend replied, "I couldn’t get the money for the treatment, so I sold my phone to buy the medicine for our mother."
Sometimes, God’s gift to us is a true friend.
Here's the end of the stories.
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