This book contains within its covers glimpses of the human soul in its long adventure over the centuries, generation after generation. We see in it similarities to ourselves; as we are happy or miserable, and as we are driven by our emotions that sometimes debase us and other times elevate us. Humanity continues to write new stories every day and every hour, and from the sum of these human stories we derive our beliefs, ideals, and laws of our social life. There is no ancient story that does not contain a vibrant vein connected to our present life, and there is no emotion in our souls in this age that does not contain a vein connected to the sources of early humanity. These stories connect the steps of time in its major events to the present time in which we live. Perhaps readers will find in them some happy moments or some thoughts that inspire contemplation.