Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
May 19, 2022
The Happiness Rules
In 2005, an unusual experiment was conducted in the small town of Slough in England. In order to find the secret of happiness, the Happiness Committee that consisted…
May 13, 2022
A Girl Who Had Apples
A little girl followed her mom to a fruit shop. The girl waited quietly while her mother was choosing what to buy, and the fruit shop owner gave…
May 10, 2022
A Brain Scientist Who Had a Stroke
Competent brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor collapsed from a stroke at age 37. As she has been studying with great interest in the brain since she was young,…
May 8, 2022
Teamwork Rather than Competition
Many enterprises induce competition by offering incentive, a pay raise, and promotion to improve work performance. At school too, students are made to compete with each other by…
May 5, 2022
The Sawyer Effect
Tom tries to sneak into his room through the window after playing until late at night. But he gets caught by his aunt and is told to whitewash…
May 2, 2022
Conditions for Flowering
Once the cold winter passes and it starts getting warmer, flowers bloom here and there. However, even though the spring flowers are in the same condition, they bloom…
Apr 28, 2022
The Blankets a Father Placed over His Daughters
In Thailand which has a tropical climate, the average annual temperature is 28℃ [82.4℉]. However, in December of 2019, the temperatures dropped across Thailand due to intense cold…
Apr 25, 2022
The Effect of a Big Smile
In psychology, a genuine smile is called a “Duchenne smile.” It was named after the French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne, who first discovered it. It is a smile that…
Apr 22, 2022
Just Like Down Wool That Spread in All Directions
In a town, there was a woman who liked to talk about other people. So the people who were heartbroken by her went to a sage and complained…
Apr 19, 2022
The Secrets of Blue Zones
Dan Buettner, a researcher at National Geographic in the United States, has traveled around the world for over ten years to study the secrets of longevity. He named…
Apr 14, 2022
Between Patience and Excess
Good health is very important for a happy life. And exercise is essential for good health. However, too much exercise may hurt the body and the mind just…
Apr 11, 2022
The Power That Woke My Wife Up
Overnight, my beloved wife got in a vegetative state. She was assaulted by a passerby for no reason, and as she fell, she hit her head against the…
Apr 8, 2022
Honeybees’ Overwintering
Honeybees are poikilotherms, so they are sensitive to temperature changes. If the body temperature of the bee falls below 10℃ (50℉), paralysis of the bees’ muscles can begin…
Apr 5, 2022
Between Easy and Right
The earliest British currency was mainly gold or silver coins. Gold and silver were valued in themselves, so when they were made into coins, they were well accepted.…
Apr 3, 2022
A Man with a Vivid Dream
In 1966, world-famous filmmaker Walt Disney passed away. Five years later, Disney World, which Disney was so looking forward to, opened in Florida, U.S., the largest amusement park…
Mar 31, 2022
Attitude toward Problems
“On a day of heavy rain, you see three people at the bus stop as you drive. One is an old man fighting for life, another is a…
Mar 28, 2022
A Gold Medal for Doing the Best
Steven Bradbury entered men’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. He barely passed the qualifier, repeating the same mistake of moving…
Mar 25, 2022
A Flowering Desert
The Atacama Desert located in the north-west of Chile is the driest and the most barren region in the world. It is also well-known for its rough and…
Mar 22, 2022
I Don’t Deserve Them
While a teacher was spending the latter years of his life in writing, his pupils visited him to pay their respect for the New Year. His whole family…
Mar 20, 2022
Fine Wine and Oak Barrel
“How long do you think it will take to produce ten-year-old wine?” At this question, you are likely to answer, “Ten years.” Actually, however, it is not too…
Mar 14, 2022
Demonstrate Your Skills with Confidence
“Confidence” is one of the most important factors in showing the best performance in a sport. If players are nearly equal in their skills, the player with high…
Mar 8, 2022
As I Am Free Now
In the early 1820s, Harriet Tubman was born a slave in a farm in Maryland, U.S. In those days, black people were treated worse than animals by white…
Mar 6, 2022
Let’s Take a Walk
Apple founder Steve Jobs was famous for walking meetings when he came up with new ideas. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson also likes to have walking meetings. Facebook…
Mar 3, 2022
A Beautiful Comfort
French tennis player Nicolas Mahut, ranked 252 in the world, took part in tennis tournament at the 2019 French Open. As a 37-year-old player, he wanted to fulfill…
Feb 28, 2022
A Matter of Course Is What You Are Thankful for
One morning, an office worker got up late because his alarm clock broke down. He hurriedly ran to the bathroom to wash, but water did not come out…
Feb 25, 2022
The Characteristics of a Wooden Cock
A king who loves cockfighting gave a cock to a famous fighting cock trainer and asked him for training it. After ten days, the king asked, “Is the…
Feb 22, 2022
Mental Graejil
In order to build a Hanok (traditional Korean-style house), after leveling the ground and setting the foundation stone, builders set up wooden pillars for framing and put a…
Feb 20, 2022
Candies That Made a Boy Reflect on Himself
Tao Xingzhi (1891–1946) advanced the modern Chinese education theory. When he was the principal of an elementary school, he called a student who hit another student into his…
Feb 14, 2022
A Reply from Mom
“To Mummy in Heaven. Happy Mother’s Day. I Love You. Ella.” This is a letter a Scottish four-year-old girl named Ella Lennon wrote to her mother. Ella lost…
Feb 11, 2022
Wearing an Oxygen Mask
Before the plane takes off, the crew demonstrates how to wear an oxygen mask, telling the passengers how to cope with an emergency. The crew recommends that the…