Motivating Short Stories

  Research, may it be any matter, is very important to understand and learn more about any particular topic. Specific and detailed knowledge could be achieved through continuous and consistent research.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Jacob was an avid researcher who focused on climatic changes and studies related to the same. He was curious to know in detail on how sudden climatic changes took place and how it had an impact on humans. He carried out years of research for various answers and to come into various conclusions. However, to identify and know the facts, data collection or sample collection from the spot, meeting up with various researchers who research on similar topics etc plays a very important role. Me. Jacob, however, kept himself away from human contact and carried out his research.  Even after years of research, he was unable to conclude or come up with a solid proof for the dramatic changes that t...

  Jane lived to read books right from her school days. She became more interested in writing a book on her own. However, she graduated and started working as a manager of a grocery store.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ She had set up a mini library of her own at her house and used to buy books with the saved up money she had made from her work. Life was smooth for her until she met Shaun, a gaming addict who streamed his games and earned money. Shaun walked into the grocery store to complain about how the home delivery they offer is not punctual. Jane talked to him and solved the issue in hand. However, Shaun started visiting the grocery store frequently rather than continue with home delivery of the products.  He admitted to Jane when confronted that he was stalking her as he felt attracted to her. Jane, however, mentioned that she was not interested in anything other than friendship. Shaun managed to find a friend in...

  Mr. David was a rich man and owned a chain of luxury hotels across the world. His hotels had elegant dining as well as accommodation that was targeted at the elite and creamy class. However, he struggled a lot from scratch to establish such an impressive hotel chain within a short timeframe.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. David never forgot the struggling days he had in his life that motivated him to succeed. To respect struggling people, he generously used to help them out in whatever ways possible. Mr. David generously helped people who were in dire need. He even employed many people in his chain of hotels who were struggling in their life so that it could be a livelihood to them. He was polite and well-behaved towards his employees as well as guests who stay at his hotel.  Once while he was traveling late at night through the countryside, the driver of his car dozed off. The car crashed on the bollard. As it w...

  Nate had graduated college recently and was so happy that he got hired in a huge corporate company. He wanted to celebrate this with his huge family. He walked home happily and as he reached his home, all his siblings were curious to know how his interview was. He told them how he cleared it and got the job which made them all happy and excited. The siblings and family he referred to as his fellow beings are the orphanage. Yes, he was an orphan who was abandoned at the doorsteps of the orphanage when he was hardly two days old.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ He had a great deal of determination to succeed in his life. The caretakers and his fellow beings whom he proudly calls as his siblings in the family helped him and supported him at all points of his life to achieve his dreams.  Their caretaker, Madam Raisa was also happy and prayed for everyone's well-being.  Nate approached Madam Raisa and told her about h...

Kara had a habit of stress eating. It means that whenever she felt stressed out, she used to eat uncontrollably. This contributed to her weight gain, that too in an unhealthy way.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Once she collapsed in the office and became unconscious. She was soon taken to hospital to analyze the issue. The doctor spoke to her and identified that she had a stress eating disorder which entertained her unhealthy eating habits. How does eating healthy reduce stress, how to avoid stress eating, how to stop stress eating at night - these were her concerns after she spoke to the doctor.  To know this, the doctor told her that she should be aware of the fact - what is stress eating. He explained how different people react to stress and try to tackle it. Some people try to tackle stress by eating the comfort food they love the most. This would calm them down from the rising stress they face.  The doctor advised ...

Lee was a pet lover and had adopted a puppy and a kitten from an animal shelter. The dog, Toby, was a German Shepherd while the cat, Bella, was a Ragdoll.  He was single and was a freelance copy editor who worked from home. He made such a decision after he adopted Toby and Bella so that he could take care of them properly. It was initially tough for him to care for a puppy as well as a kitten and handle his work altogether but he learned to manage all of it. He used to take Toby for walks in the park while Bella used to play and nap on cat trees. Toby loved his walks and was a naughty puppy. __________________________________________________________________________________ Once when Toby was still a puppy under training, his leash had come off and he had run towards the road with heavy traffic. Lee was quick to take action, ran after his puppy and saved him right on time. Toby broke his leg as he slipped on the road but Lee was able to save him from further injuries or from his dea...

Shane and Lia managed to be husband and wife for almost a year now. Shane was happy and ordered around the house, still living the life of a carefree bachelor while Lia had to quit her job as Shane forced her to do so. Besides Shane expected Lia to keep the house spotless everyday and expected her to cook restaurant quality food for him to enjoy.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Lia started believing that she was expected to handle all such duties and serve her husband until the end of her life. Lia wished to have a child and she hoped that Shane would become responsible once he becomes a father. However, Shane hated kids and never intended to have his own kids.  Kate, Lia's bestie, used to keep in touch with Lia until she got married. Shane hated when Lia texted or called her friends. He thought of it as a waste of time and told Lia to cut off all contact with friends and even with her parents. Even though Lia was heartbroke...

  Kate and Allen got married amidst the waves of Hawaii beach in the presence of many guests who were happy for the newly wed couple.  __________________________________________________________________________________ As they were whisked off to the luxury hotel on a limousine, Allen's parents were discussing how happy they would be if Kate quits her job to become a homemaker and take care of all the needs of Allen and their future kids. They came from a conservative background where it is believed that a woman's job is to cook, clean, wash and take care of all household duties along with children and husband.  Kate and Allen returned back from their honeymoon and were surprised to find parents of both parties welcoming the couple happily to their newly rented apartment. Even though the parents seemed to be happy, it was evident that they were not that happy. Allen's parents asked him when Kate would be quitting her job to take care of Allen. He responded by saying that s...

  Dan always used to underestimate himself when it came to his talent and abilities. He was a good actor who used to take part in on-stage plays. However, he lacked much needed confidence and also used to blame every fault on himself. His best buddy, John, advised him to start loving himself. He knew about how Dan had always told him about the hatred he has for himself.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ John knew that Dan needed medical help for him to feel confident and happier. John felt sad as Dan was mostly seen sad, depressed and sunk in thoughts. John also knew that if it's not for him, Dan doesn't have anyone else who would reach out to him and offer help.  After a long period of trying, John finally succeeded in getting Dan treated for his issues. He started to feel more confident and happy in a year. However, he was far from being self confident and happy completely like others.  Good friends could help us e...

  Dave was always bothered when it came to making important decisions in life. Since his childhood, he agd been bullied and taunted by many of his classmates. Life was no different when it came to his workspace as well. He was tagged as a loser and a failure in life. This was mainly because whatever he did, he lacked confidence and always doubted if the action he took resulted in a failure or not.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Many of his co-workers took advantage of his worrisome and negative thinking nature rather than help him and guide him out of the same. However, there was one coworker who felt pity on him and tried to help and succeeded in the same. Katy knew how he was as she had seen the same situation with her sister. Katy was young but she clearly remembered how her sister was when it came to making important decisions in life. Katy also knew that her sister successfully overcame such a crisis in her life. Katy ...

  Irene and Eva have been thick friends since college days. Irene was working in a corporate office owned by her dad while Eva owned her own apparel boutique. Irene was rich and was working only for time pass and not to earn any money. However, once she started working, she rarely contacted Eva, stating that she was too busy at work. However, Irene was jealous of Eva's short term success. Irene's dad always compared her with Eva, pointing out how successful she was and asked Irene to learn from her and make their business successful rather than not working and wasting time.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Irene was angry at all this and she slowly started hating Eva. Once she used to respect Eva for her caliber and hard work, now she started hating her so much that she even made a plan to spoil her reputation.  She made fake accounts on social media to defame her boutique. She shared many posts criticizing how cheap the...

  Being generous in nature has its own perks. Matilda has been a hard worker since her childhood. She had lost both her parents to a calamity and grew up with her aunt who used to dote on her. She learned to be generous from her aunt. Her aunt used to prepare food at home and share it with the homeless people around her.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ As Matilda found this way of being generous made many people happier, she also felt inspired by what her aunt used to do. As she grew older, Matilda started working in their farm. She used to cultivate vegetables, sell them in local marts and earn a living. As she started saving up money, she was soon able to buy more farmland and expand her business of growing vegetables. Her aunt was so happy and proud of Matilda as she kept continuing the tradition of being generous to people. She used to donate a sum every year to an orphanage in their town as an act of generosity.  S...

  Mel lacked confidence and had a reserved personality. She used to take time and make friends and was an introvert. As this was the case, she often was tense when she had to give interviews and make public speeches. She used to read books on self confidence and how to gain it but that was not effective in her case.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Her sister, Marie thus decided to set her up with counseling sessions to help her boost self confidence. Mel worked at a coffee shop and was scared of facing the customers and speaking to them. She was warned many times on how that would affect her career negatively. However, she was good at making coffee and muffins so used to prepare food and cakes rather than interact with customers to take their orders or to serve them with food.  Marie spoke to Mel on how increasing self confidence by attending counseling sessions would help her in all aspects of life. Mel decided to take ...

  Claire owned the top diamond chain of stores and the best mansion in the country. She had many personal servants for fulfilling both her personal and official needs. May was loyal and faithful of them all who knew almost all the secrets Claire had. She considered her more as a bestie rather than a servant.  ________________________________________________________________________________ Claire was admired among her circle of friends. However, she had many competitors and one of them, Shane, wanted to find out the strategies and methods she implemented to successfully carry out her business. Shane had made a lot of plans to find out the secret but he had failed in all of them. However, Shane made another plan which he was hell-bent on executing successfully. Shane arranged a gang of people to threaten and kidnap Claire herself. However, some of the members got confused, mistook May for Claire and finally ended up kidnapping May instead of Claire.  May was terrified and...

  Maria had most of the good qualities in her. She used to help others, was kind towards the society and visited orphanages during weekends to teach students as she belonged to the same orphanage.  ______________________________________________________________________________ She was a teacher working in a prestigious school. Her hard work had helped her secure the job she had in the school.  Two of her colleagues hated her as she was one of the most loved teachers in the school. They wanted to teach her a lesson and made plans on getting her expelled from her job.  Once during a staff meeting, two of the teachers accused her of having a relationship with one of the teachers in the school. When the principal asked for proof, they submitted fake message exchanges that were supposedly made by Maria and her co-worker.  This infuriated everyone. Due to the pressure, Maria was suspended from the school and the principal announced that further action would be taken af...

  Strong woman or women doesn't mean that they are physically strong but are mentally capable of overcoming various challenges or hurdles in life successfully.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Lila was an orphan who used to love baking. Her love and interest in baking helped her in getting a job at a local bakery. She wished to be self-sufficient  and was successful to an extent. She used to live at a rented house that she was sharing with Kayla.  Kayla was a divorcee who used to work from home. Lila and Kayla shared their responsibilities, may it be financial, general or any other responsibilities.  One day, Lila was returning home after completing her work for the day. When she came in, she was shocked to find the condition of the house. Everything was scattered around in the house as if someone had forcefully entered and tried to harm Kayla. Lila became concerned for Kayla and soon discovered Kayla sitting ex...

   Eddie and Maya were a couple who loved each other deeply. They had fallen in love at their workplace and were married successfully for the last 26 years. They only had a 25 year old son, Mason.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Eddie got up early in the morning thinking of how beautiful the day would be. However, Maya usually gets up and does some gardening work. However, when Eddie got up, he found Maya sleeping peacefully next to him. He thought that she might be busy as she is undergoing chemotherapy sessions quite frequently.  After some time, Maya called out for Eddie in pain. She was soon taken to the hospital. As Eddie waited outside with Mason, the doctor walked from the room with a grim face. He told them that Maya is spending her last few minutes of life. Eddie was aware that her condition was worsening but never imagined that she would be gone soon.  Eddie rushed to her side and spoke to her in a ca...

  Harry was a millionaire who had a chain of diamond stores across the world. Sam was his sincere assistant who knew all the diamond dealings Harry had. Harry was a sincere businessman who used to work legally and discouraged all sorts of illegal activities. He even tracked and  complained to cops about one of his employees who tried to illegally steal diamonds from his store and smuggle it across the border for money.  _________________________________________________________________________________ Harry and Sam went for a business meeting in France where Harry was meeting a top corporate company to speak about their sponsorship for a charity event. However, Harry had competitors who wished to end his life so that they could strike impressive deals and earn fame, money and popularity.  The same day, Harry and Sam returned back to their hometown. The next day, Sam woke up, got ready and walked to Harry's room to find him missing. Sam got worried and tried to reach H...

Dave was the eldest in the family and was forced to drop out from high school to work and earn to take care of his family after his dad's sudden death. His mother and sister treated him badly and always saw him as an inferior because he was a drop out. However, they needed all the money he earned for living a comfortable life and for his sister's education.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Years passed by but still Dave worked hard to support his family. He felt it as a sense of responsibility he had to handle as his father had passed away. However, it came to a point where his mother and sister became too insulting and bad mouthing him.  His sister got engaged to a rich man and the next day, they kicked Dave out of the house by insulting him. They told him that he was merely an ATM for them and was useless otherwise. Now, they had someone else to be their ATM. They threw away all his belongings when he had gone to work. Dave...

Bella was an orphan who was staying at a rented apartment. She was working two jobs so that she used to remain busy on most days except the weekends.  All her friends were either working or had got married and had their own busy schedules to handle. Even then, they used to plan official and unofficial meet-ups. She had a full time corporate job during the morning and worked in a burger joint as a part time employee.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Once, she was walking through the road early in the morning after her shift at the burger joint had finished to sleep for a bit. She was thinking of heading off to the office in the morning and was thinking of breakfast options for the day while walking. She suddenly heard muffled cries and sensed danger. She slowly started walking towards the noise. What she had found shocked her to the core. Four kids were being forcefully dragged out of a van by two masked people. All four kids h...