Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
Feb 8, 2022
A Busy Life Is a Blessing
“Sir, congratulations on your retirement. You’ve written only at night so far. As you can work on it during the day, your works will shine more.” “As I…
Feb 6, 2022
Angstblüte
Plants produce beautiful and fragrant flowers in order to preserve their species. Blooming, bearing fruit, and spreading seeds away are their instinct. But there are times when plants…
Feb 3, 2022
A Cup Warning of Overflow
In the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea, there was a potter named Woo Myeong-ok in a mountain village of Gangwon-do Province. He wanted to make beautiful porcelain beyond…
Jan 31, 2022
To Keep a Dying Boy Alive
In September 2018, an eight-year-old boy was carried to a hospital in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. His illness was fulminant myocarditis. It is very urgent illness that causes cardiac…
Jan 28, 2022
An Impressive Race
This happened at the women’s 5,000-meter run in the Rio Olympics 2016. Some athletes were running in the second group when New Zealand athlete Hamblin tripped and fell,…
Jan 25, 2022
The Medici Effect
The Medici Effect refers to a phenomenon which inspires breakthrough insights or produces great productivity when different fields come together. This means “1+1>2” instead of “1+1=2.” It is…
Jan 23, 2022
Two Fools
Two men were working in the mountain. One man dug a hole, then the other man filled up the hole with dirt. Moving from place to place, they…
Jan 20, 2022
The Power of Gratitude
A paper titled “Undervaluing Gratitude” was published in the Sage Journals in June 2018. Psychologists Amit Kumar and Nicholas Epley, co-authors of the paper, asked the participants to…
Jan 14, 2022
The Tomb of Words
Four or five hundred years ago in Korea, there was a village where people were divided into groups with the same family name and argued each other almost…
Jan 11, 2022
Loss Aversion Bias
Between the joy of picking one hundred-dollar bill on the road and the agony of losing it, which emotion do you think is bigger? People usually choose the…
Jan 9, 2022
A Scientist Who Loved Corn
American scientist Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) questioned why a corn has several colors of kernels and they changed their positions in different corns. In her research, she discovered Jumping…
Jan 6, 2022
How to Defeat a Devastator
Wasps that are five times larger than honey bees are natural enemies of honey bees. While honey bees can sting only once and die after attacking, a single…
Jan 3, 2022
The Anchoring Effect
Once an anchor is lowered, the ship moves only within the length of the rope tied to the anchor. In this regard, a cognitive bias that describes the…
Dec 31, 2021
Water Coming Down from the Sky
Three essential elements for plant growth are water, sunlight, and wind. The most important of them is water. But not all water is the same. Purified water is…
Dec 28, 2021
Beautiful Conscience
In March 2019, a short note with cash was delivered to a bus company in Korea. “About forty years ago, I stole a coin from a receptionist while…
Dec 26, 2021
The Power of Diversity
During World War II, Germany controlled the seas with powerful submarines. The Allied Forces were helplessly defeated by the German troops that attacked suddenly, communicating each other by…
Dec 23, 2021
Beautiful Showy Flowers
The flowers that are pollinated with the help of bees and butterflies usually have delicate scents and beautiful petals to attract insects that carry pollen. Hydrangeas need the…
Dec 20, 2021
Shinier Than the Restored Jug
Christchurch Mansion is built in England during the 12th century. It is now used as a museum and exhibits antiques such as paintings, ceramics, and furniture, receiving many…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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,…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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,…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…