Kindness Stories / Feel Good Stories

17-year-old Rutvik Oza Solves An Open Problem In Mathematics

By Sameer Arora on February 03, 2013 / 5,817 views

An Indian teen has recently proposed a solution to an unsolved problem in mathematics. The 17-year-old young achiever, Rutvik Oza, a student of The H. B. Kapadia New High School, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat has now put a full stop to another open problem in the field of maths by providing a closed formula for the problem called Reve's Puzzle (also popularly known as the 4-peg Tower of Hanoi Problem). When asked about...

A Boy Named KEATON

By Don Wilburn on January 31, 2013 / 2,684 views

He's probably not the dream that most parents have for their children. Thirteen years old, and like every other teenager...the world revolves around him. Sometimes you have to listen closely to understand what he's saying, but don't let that fool you...he knows what he's trying to say. Keaton has Down syndrome, but I'm quite sure he doesn't know that. He just LIVES LIFE kind of the way God intended. He doesn't know...

Warmth On A Winter's Day

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 28, 2013 / 8,046 views

It was the start of a typical Winter's day here in the mountains of my home. Outside the grass was frosted and the ground crunched under my feet. The sun was rising but it did nothing to ease the cold. I could feel the bitter air seeping into my bones. My own breath froze in my nose while I walked my dogs. Still, I stopped to look at the magnificent pinks and purples in the heavens. It was so glorious. I gave thanks...

Was It Luck Or An Act Of God ?

By Snehal ZD on January 24, 2013 / 3,857 views

It was a bright sunny day, and this incident happened when i was studying in Bangalore for my Masters. I got a call from my mom that my brothers marriage is fixed and they have arranged for a engagement ceremony in next few days. My hometown was pretty far about 34 hours journey from bangalore. So the next thing i was suppose to do is book my train ticket as their was no direct flight to my town. Anyways booking was...

Unwanted House Guests

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2013 / 6,816 views

Have you ever had unwanted house guests? I am talking about the ones who wear out their welcome in the first two minutes yet plan to stay forever. I am talking about the ones who trash the place, eat all the food, sit in your favorite chair, and take over your bed. I am talking about the ones that even your dogs avoid. I am talking about the ones that take everything and give back nothing. I am talking about the...

The 2013 Change The World Project

By Change TheWorld on January 23, 2013 / 8,811 views

If anyone is interested, here is a short Youtube video about how one woman began to change the world with just $100 and a lot of love in her heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbqD5WD-Sk&feature=youtu.be Thank you!...

Success

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 16, 2013 / 33,183 views

In the eyes of the world I am not seen as much of a success. I have a tiny house not a mansion. I don't wear fancy clothes. I don't own an expensive car, or a plane, or a yacht. My bank account is always empty at the end of the month. I am not a CEO of a corporation. I haven't made a movie, won a Grammy, or sold a million books. I am not famous. My picture has never been on a magazine cover. I have never had my own...

Footprints In The Sand

By Peter on January 10, 2013 / 32,829 views

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set...

The Beauty Of The Spirit

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 09, 2013 / 10,905 views

I was walking towards the store when I first saw her. She was between eighty and ninety years old. Her hair was thin, sparse, and as white as the snow on the sidewalk outside. Her face was red, chapped, and wrinkled from a lifetime of use. Her mouth was missing most of its teeth. Her gnarled hands each carried a bag full of groceries. She wore work boots that had clearly seen better days. As she shuffled slowly...

The Greatest Adventure Of All

By Joe Mazzella on January 02, 2013 / 4,089 views

When I was a little boy I used to love those nights when my Mom would read me a story before bed. I would be warm under my blankets while my Mom's soothing voice would take me on an adventure to another world. As I got older I soon started taking those magical adventures myself. There seemed to be so many books and so little time to read them all. I journeyed along with Bilbo and Frodo in "The Hobbit" and "The...

Blessings In Disguise

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 27, 2012 / 21,512 views

The rain poured down on the car stopped by the side of the road. I had made my wife pull over a few minutes earlier when her tears had made it impossible for her to drive. My own heart ached with pain and my eyes were wet with tears too. It was the worst moment of our lives. I held her in my arms for a long time while the Heavens seemed to cry with us. We had just come from a specialist office in a big...

Working For Dad

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 19, 2012 / 8,470 views

When I was growing up my Dad would often give me chores to do to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three toughest of all. The first was helping to weed the four gardens we had. It was tedious work. I would much rather have been riding my bike than crawling in the dirt on my hands and knees pulling the thousands of weeds that choked our gardens. The second was...

Sheila Walsh's Angel Encounter

By Chris on December 18, 2012 / 2,900 views

At 34 years old and at the height of her career, Sheila Walsh thought her life was over. She walked off the 700 Club set and drove 3 hours to a psychiatric hospital in Washington D.C. She felt alone and the pain was too much. The first night at the hospital, she was placed on suicide watch. Sheila literally went from starring on a television show in the morning, to suicide watch by nightfall. But at 3 o'clock in...

Coming Together To Help A Stranger

By Carolyn on December 12, 2012 / 9,121 views

I was sitting at work in my office and a co-worker called down telling me to look outside. Apparently there was a group of people across the street at the courthouse looking for something in the grass. I walked outside and asked them what they were looking for. A young woman had dropped her wedding ring and it mysteriously disappeared. I told them I would see if I had a something magnetic in the office and...

A Christmas Miracle Of Hope

By Molly on December 10, 2012 / 8,775 views

Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at the McAllister Mall in Saint John . The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. Who is this?" asked...

Christmas Memories

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 10, 2012 / 7,488 views

Christmas is a time of great faith, hope, and love. As you get older it is also a time of cherishing wonderful memories. This happened to me as I was sitting quietly listening to Christmas carols today. I relaxed, closed my eyelids and felt my eyes tear up under them as I allowed the flood of childhood, Christmas memories to wash over me once again. ...

Spilled Beer

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 05, 2012 / 8,189 views

It was the first semester of my Freshman year in college. I was sitting in a bar drinking beer, smoking a cigarette, and trying to look cool. I had just gotten my first set of grades and they were a lot worse than I thought they would be. Too many beer nights had seen to that. I felt lonely, sad, and empty inside. I wondered where my life was going. I thought a few more beers would make me feel better, but all...