Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
December 14, 2021
Talk to Yourself
A Korean university professor divided 16 golf players into two groups, and let one group of people talk to themselves for 10 to 15 weeks: “I’ll relax my…
December 12, 2021
The Choice of Six Brothers
The Shinheung Military Academy is an independence army training school, founded in West Jiandao, China, during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It was the cradle of the anti-Japanese…
December 9, 2021
A Person Who Has Many Favorites
“Freely write down what you like for one minute.” “Freely write down what you dislike for one minute.” These two questions tell you whether you are happy or…
December 6, 2021
The Way for Survival of Sea Turtle Cubs
Sea turtles swim thousands of kilometers to the seaside where they were born during the spawning season. When a sea turtle gets home, it digs a pit in…
December 3, 2021
Until He Completes a Work
Goethe (1749–1832) was a poet, educator, painter, politician, scientist, and world-class literary man. One of his greatest masterpieces is Faust. Faust is a classic that shows Goethe’s diverse,…
November 30, 2021
Wearing Pink Shirts for a Friend
In 2007, high school classmates David Shepherd and Travis Price in Nova Scotia, Canada, sent a message to their friends, “Wear a pink shirt at school tomorrow.” ‘What…
November 26, 2021
A Restaurant That Serves Wrong Food
What if you get dumplings when you ordered a hamburger steak? What if dessert comes before your order is served? You may wonder who would want to visit…
November 23, 2021
Mother’s Voice
The sense of hearing develops first among five senses. Within a few days of fertilization in the mother, the fertilized egg begins to shape the ear when it…
November 21, 2021
Eyes
The eye transforms an image of an object reflected on the retina into electrochemical information and delivers it to the brain through the optic nerve. The eye receives…
November 18, 2021
The Effect of Hugging
At a subway station in Seoul, Korea, a drunk made a noise, arguing with police officers. Then, a man watching the scene approached the drunk and embraced him,…
November 12, 2021
Two Executives
The CEO of a company came up with an innovative idea after much consideration. If the idea would be shaped up after thorough market research, it would be…
November 9, 2021
Good Persons
“Those who do the right thing even when no one else is watching.” “Those who have good manners towards everyone regardless of age, status, race, educational attainment, or…
November 7, 2021
How to Fall Well
Judo is a fighting game in which two players fight with their bare hands, using the power of the other player to throw, take down, choke, or push.…
November 4, 2021
Time to Start
The roof of a house was broken by a strong typhoon. The house owner could not even think about repairing the roof although rain fell from the ceiling…
November 1, 2021
Daughter of an Independent Activist
In 1915 when World War I was in full swing, a second-generation Korean American Susan Ahn was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. When the Pacific War1 broke…
October 28, 2021
A Man Who Works for the Country
At a construction site where a school was to be built, a morning assembly was held before the construction began. The director asked the workers. “What do you…
October 25, 2021
Before Speaking
A word of wisdom repays a debt, but a careless word like a thorn that you spit out leaves a scar on the other person’s heart. Then, what…
October 22, 2021
A Parent’s Heart
A man had to go abroad on business. He was worried about his wife, who had to take care of their five children alone for a couple of…
October 19, 2021
Ringwanderung
The Max Planck Society in Germany experimented with making people find their way through dense forests without a map and compass. As a result of tracking them with…
October 14, 2021
Scientific Reasons Mothers Deserve to Be Served
First, mothers need a break. A study found that women have 40 minutes less leisure time every day than men. Second, mothers are worried about their children all…
October 11, 2021
A Miracle of Tree Planting
The Brahmaputra River is one of three major rivers in India, along with the Ganges and the Indus Rivers. The huge island, Majuli, formed on the river, is…
October 8, 2021
How to Enjoy Fruit Every Day
At a junior high school, a teacher asked his students, “A woman bought ten apples at a market. When she came home and took a close look at…
October 5, 2021
The Secret of Forests
The thick forest with trees and grasses! The forest is not just a concentration area of trees. Though they have no eyes to see and no mouths to…
October 3, 2021
Although Different from Me
A baby elephant chased a butterfly and accidentally went to where baby giraffes were playing. The baby giraffes that saw the baby elephant for the first time started…
September 30, 2021
The Memory They Do Not Want to Lose
It is painful if the memory you want to erase keeps playing on your mind. On the contrary, if the memory that you do not want to forget…
September 27, 2021
The Secret of Flying over 7,200 Miles
Bar-tailed godwits breed in Alaska, and when it begins to get cold, they move to Australia or New Zealand located in the Southern Hemisphere and get through warm…
September 24, 2021
The Answers They Want to Hear
A teacher assigned homework to his students. It was to pick up trash for thirty minutes in front of each house on a holiday morning. It was to…
September 21, 2021
Writers Who Exercise
“I learned many things about writing fiction while running every morning,” said Haruki Murakami, Japanese best-selling novelist. He runs every day. He wants to be remembered as a…
September 19, 2021
As If a Blind Man Touches an Elephant
Some blind people touched an elephant with their hands and made each different claim. The person who touched its body said, “The elephant is like a solid wall,”…
September 13, 2021
Fastidious Mother-in-law and Her Polite Daughter-in-law
A woman who was fastidious and thorough in everything got a daughter-in-law who was a careless and easy-going person contrary to her mother-in-law. The villagers talked in whispers,…