Stories about fatherhood
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about fatherhood from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- Dad always lost at cards on purposeStory · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: Poor though he was, his father gave pocket money by playing cards with the boys and always losing on purpose — so they spent an hour or two with him and left with the money. The…
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where we got our pocket money from we used to play little games of cards you know for money you know it was gambling but he would always lose he'd always lose on purpose cuz you know we knew I know from my brother and I that's the way we get our pocket money we'd have to spend an hour or two with our dad you know playing cards and we'd always win he'd always lose every time and we'd love that CU we know it was only fun in games it wasn't I and he know he always lost on purpose cuz that was the way he'd give his kids pocket money but we'd have to spend an hour or two of his of our time with him as well I love those occasions so it wasn't just okay here's know $10 or $20 it was actually spending time with our dad and then we got the money that's a beautiful thing thing to do and you know there the money wasn't that important it was important to me as a kid but what's really important was actually spending time with your mom and dad
- If she looks at you again, go for itStory · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: At about fourteen he asked his father how to find a girlfriend. Dad said: if a girl looks at you once you don't know; if she looks at you again she likes you — go for it.
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asking for advice about how to find a girlfriend I remember the advice he said this is the sort of guy he was he said look if a girl looks at you once you don't know but if she looks at you again she likes you go for it and that's what my father told me when I was about 14