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Generosity is the trait of being willing to give money or time. Generosity means to be noble. We feel sympathetic towards the poor and donate them food or money. But is this enough? Will they ever settle in their life after our noble help? No! So what should one do to help them permanently? The answer lies in the short story below: There was a female beggar who used to beg everyday at a railway station. She was in her 40’s or so and she used to beg the whole day with her 10 year old daughter. I used to give money or food to her. One day I was waiting for my train to come. It was 20 minutes late. I saw an old lady who must be in 50’s or so, talking with that female beggar. They were having an animated conversation. I was curious to know the topic they were talking on. I was about to go there but as I heard the announcement of my train coming, I rushed off. The next day I saw her begging as usual but after 5 months, she vanished. It was a mys...

Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.” We must always remember this lesson. Even though we get failures in our life, we should never lose hope. Even if we fall down in the race of life, we must get up and run. The one who gets up after falling down is the real winner. It’s all about learning from your mistakes.

A person said, " Erasers are made for those who make mistakes." The other replied, "Erasers are made for those who are willing to correct their mistakes." While a third one had an another point of view about erasers. He said, "Erasers on pencils are deliberately small for you to remember that chances are limited."