Following is an excerpt from the book ‘Life’s Greatest Lessons: 20 Things That Matter by Hal Urban’. Author Hal Urban has shared a question his student had asked him and his reply to the same.

Q: If God is so good and so powerful, how come god allows us all this suffering? Why didn’t he make us so that we can be happy and healthy all the time?

A humorous story on integrity, walk the talk and as Gandhi says … Be the change you want to see in this world.

A hilarious incident from Su Dongpo’s life which became a turning point for him in spiritual development.

In response to Unlock Your Mind – A Story From Houdini’s Life, Nivas of Life of Excellence mailed me an empowering story. Thank you Nivas, for sharing the story and allowing me to share it with all of you.

There’s an old Hindu story about where god hid the secret to mankind’s greatest gift – a super power. It goes something like this …

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the great illusionist of yesteryear – Harry Houdini. Houdini was a master magician as well as a fabulous locksmith. Houdini was probably the most famous escape artist in the world. I read an interesting incident from his life this week. I’m not sure if the story I’m about to share with you is part of his legend or part of his history, but it surely is fascinating.

Houdini was very confident in his talents. He claimed that he could escape from any Jail cell in the World in less than an hour, provided he could go into the cell dressed in street clothes. And every time he was given this challenge, he accepted and did just as he promised. He was left alone in a locked cell and in a few short minutes he would miraculously escape.

But one time things didn’t go as Houdini planned…