Sea Stories

1

A young mother relaxed at the beach with her son one late evening. It was dusk, and the cool breeze calmed them. As they lay on the soft sand, the mother looked up at the sky, and sighed.

"I wish God didn’t give us so many troubles in life."

Her little son replied, "Mother, don’t you always say when it rains, it is like the sky is crying?

She nodded. "Yes, I do."

"Well, it took sorrow to make it cry, but the rain is used for our good."

The mother smiled, admiring her son, wise beyond his years.

Moral: God can use the bad in life for good.



2

A man once walked on the shore of a beautiful ocean. He was feeling frustrated at not being able to ever see God. He said aloud to the overcast clouds, "God, why can I never find you?" A woman sitting in the sand near bye heard the question. She asked the passerby, "Sir, if I told you that there were five dollars hidden in the sand, would you look for them?"

"No." He answered.

"Why not?"

He said, "The searching would not be worth my time."

Turning to look at the salty blue waves, the woman replied, "That is, undoubtedly, the answer to your question, as well."

Moral: "Seek and you shall find."



3

A small boy standing on the sand saw a tiny crab scurrying about below him. He raised his foot, and by some innate instinct within his young heart, he prepared to crush the life out of it for his mere amusement. Another little boy walked by and nonchalantly asked,

"What are you doing?"

The boy replied that he was about to step on the crab. When asked why by his peer, the boy with the raised foot could not think of an answer. He put his foot down realizing the futility of the act he was about to perform. He watched the crab crawl away, gladdened by the fact that the power to let live was more satisfying than the power to kill.

Moral: Life is Precious. Don’t destroy it unnecessarily.

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4

One pleasant evening, a young woman and her boyfriend sat together on the seashore. The young man began to tell her how much he loved and appreciated her. He likened his affection to the multitude of stars. With a gallant sweep of his hand, he brought her attention to the sea, claiming his love was as vast as the salty waters. He picked up a handful of sand, and told her his love was more than all the grains on the beach combined.

The young woman turned and picked up a conch that was laying near by. She said to him, "My affection is as this shell." The young man looked at the shell with confusion. It had a nice design, but was broken in a few places. The young woman smiled. "My love is like this object: beautiful, but not perfect.

The young man put his arm around her and smiled with a sense of relief.



"I must confess, so it is with me."

Moral: No love is perfect, but it can be good.


5

Two successful businessmen ate lunch at the ocean one afternoon. After opening a plastic bag that held his sandwich, the elder of the two took a portion and tossed it to a hungry seagull standing nearby. The bird snatched it up, and immediately flew away. The younger man shook his head. "I don’t understand why you did that. You will never see that bird again. What difference did it make to you by giving up a part of your own food? You didn’t gain anything by it."

The older man chuckled. "No, I guess I didn’t gain anything. But the seagull was sure happy I did it."

Moral: Giving doesn’t always have to be about the giver.


6

A college student sat doing his homework on a lounge chair at the beach. His study time was quiet until he heard a fellow student walk by. She immediately became irate, as she thought she recognized him from earlier that day. "You’re the jerk that cut me off in traffic! You know there is nothing worse that I hate in this world than arrogant drivers who think they own the streets! Who do you think you are, anyway?!"

The young man knew that he had accidently cut her off, but was annoyed by the woman’s overreaction. He felt like letting her have a piece of his mind, but simply smiled instead. "I apologize for anything I may have done against you, and if I have been arrogant, I would like your forgiveness."

The woman was taken aback by his meekness, as she was used to fiery responses. She shrugged. "Uh…okay. I guess I could let you off this time."

The young man asked her. "Say, aren’t you in my Sociology class, with Mr. Anderson?"

She cocked her head. "I…think so, now that you mention it. I’m kinda flunking though."

"Would you like some help studying? I have my book with me."

She furrowed her brow. "You’re not being sarcastic or anything because of what I said earlier, right?"

"No, I have been serious the whole time."

"Okay, I could really use the help.

The two studied together that day. Then, the next day, and the next. They soon became very good friends.

Moral: Kind words can turn away wrath (who knows, it could make friends out of

enemies, too!!!)