Inspirational Stories
by Stephen Chong

A Brother's Love

"Master, over these past weeks I have been sorely distressed for the loss of my brother. As you know, he was killed in a tragic accident that none on this earth could have foreseen or prevented. Truly, I miss him so and my heart feels as if ready to burst for the suffering I endure..."

Boy and the Beggar-Man

"Then, one night, as our young man wandered the streets in much confusion and sadness, railing against God for his affliction and feeling utterly dejected about life and its injustices, he chanced upon a beggar-man. At first he was assaulted by the smell and reek of the unwashed vagrant. However, there was something compelling about the beggar-man and he could not resist approaching him. A question formed in his mind as he approached the vagrant. It was, ‘What has made you what you are?’ The beggar looked fixedly into our young man’s eyes and said..."

The Swordmaster's Disciple

"To which the grand sword master replied, ‘This is precisely why you will be the grandest of masters, for it is not the size of your muscles or the breadth of your shoulders that matters. Rather, it is the size of your heart and the ability to accept all of the gifts you have been given, that will make you..."

Trials of the Master

"Now the master, as was his wont, reflected upon the dilemma of his young charge and then said, ‘My son, why is it that you care and concern yourself with what is not real? The past which was, is no longer a reality, the future which will be, is not yet upon you.’ My son,’ he implored, ‘when you can glory in each moment that you have been given and judge it as neither good nor bad, then you will be able to..."