Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
March 3, 2020
What Was Most Difficult
One reporter asked a runner who finished a marathon. “What was most difficult during the run?” then an unexpected answer came back to him: “What was difficult more…
February 26, 2020
Overcome to the End
No matter how good a product is, unless it is neatly finished, its value drops considerably. It is the same with the wood for a pillar. In order…
February 24, 2020
Fathers’ Dream
After taking the SAT, some high school students were asked of what their dreams were. Their answers varied: making debut as a singer, traveling around the world, eating…
February 20, 2020
Conditions of a Good Leader
Among the analects left by Genghis Khan who built the Mongol Empire, there’s a quote about his favorite servant whom he felt sorry for. “Yesun Bei is a…
February 18, 2020
A Trip That Turned Back Time
In 1979, a newspaper in the State of Ohio, U.S., put an advertisement for a one week free trip for eight elderly people in their late 70s to…
February 14, 2020
From What I Can Do
John Wood who was working as an executive for a major company went to a Himalayan remote area in Nepal for his holidays. There he saw students having…
February 12, 2020
Love Written on Napkins
Garth Callaghan, a common head of an American family, is such a sweet dad who packs his daughter’s lunch box. Every day, he wrote a good writing such…
February 10, 2020
The Way to Change a Troublemaker
There was a teacher who called the names of the children in her class peculiarly like cute who, wise who, and who of strong sense of responsibility. There…
February 6, 2020
Actor–Observer Bias
If you are late for work, you justify yourself that there were enough reasons for it such as a traffic jam or a long bus interval. But if…
February 4, 2020
Mature Faith
Children usually throw a tantrum if they cannot get what they want. They are selfish, so they do not care about their parents who are having a hard…
January 30, 2020
“Remember Birkenhead!”
In 1912 when the Titanic, called as a “Floating Palace,” was about to sink into the sea, the captain ordered to let women and children first get on…
January 28, 2020
The Secret of Longevity
A Korean TV program reporter asked a 107-year-old man, “Sir, what is the secret of your longevity?” Then he answered with embarrassment, “Did you call me Sir? Call…
January 24, 2020
Learning Harmony Through Orchestra
In 1975, a special meeting was held in Venezuela. José Antonio Abreu, an orchestra conductor and economist, founded “El Sistema,” an orchestra made up of eleven impoverished children.…
January 22, 2020
A Man Who Stumbled Over a Rock
A man was walking along a path. The sunlight shining through the dense forest and a fresh breeze made him feel happy and refreshed. Smelling the fragrance of…
January 20, 2020
When Seen from a Different Angle
An art teacher handed out a portrait of Picasso to students and asked them to copy it. The students looked confused because Picasso’s drawing had two or three…
January 16, 2020
Sandwiches from the Sky
There is a sandwich shop where customers have to look up in order to receive their sandwich. What is unique about this is there are no tables, no…
January 14, 2020
Weakness Turned Into Opportunity
Toscanini, a world-famous conductor, was first known as a promising cellist. Because of his poor eyesight, he was unable to read the sheet of music, so he had…
January 10, 2020
Pinocchio Effect
Why did Pinocchio’s nose grow whenever he lied? Was there a lie detector inside of it? This story is not entirely groundless. Dr. Alan Hirsch, researcher of the…
January 8, 2020
Championship Tips
In the Tokyo International Marathon 1984, a little-known Japanese athlete Yamada Motochi unexpectedly won the gold medal, defeating the favorites to win. People said he was just lucky,…
January 6, 2020
Unusual Vacation Homework
“Walk on the ground barefoot, watch the sunset, hug a tree in the forest, talk to it, crouch down to a wild flower, whisper to it, clean your…
January 2, 2020
The Secret to Success
There was a boy who grew up, listening to his father, a baker, always humming. He came to love music and wanted to learn it. However, he also…
December 31, 2019
A Millionaire Who Paid Back
A wind of change blew in a small humble village in Jiangxi, China. Rough roads were well paved and dilapidated mud huts were replaced with luxury villas. The…
December 27, 2019
Emotional Habits
Philip Brickman, a social psychologist at the Northwestern University in the U.S., conducted an experiment. It was to observe the changes of emotions over time among those whose…
December 25, 2019
Worthwhile Time
There was a man who enjoyed fishing at night. After work when it was the best time to relax, he hit the dusky road with a sandwich and…
December 23, 2019
A Shortcut
During the dry season, wildebeest living in the plains of Africa migrate over hundreds of miles in search of water and food. A zoologist observed month-long massive migrations…
December 19, 2019
How to Cope with Stress
Stress causes all kinds of illnesses, and if it worsens, can even lead to death. It is impossible to have no stress at all while living in this…
December 17, 2019
Passion
The English word passion means a strong feeling to accomplish something. It comes from the Latin word pati, which means suffering or enduring. So the real meaning of…
December 13, 2019
Mom’s Dish, the Best Homemade Meal
A group of mothers flew for over 10 hours to meet their grown children who were living in a distant country. The mothers brought the spoons, cups, and…
December 11, 2019
The 49/51 Rule
In dividing the profits of your partnership or corporation, if you take 49 percent of the profits and give your partner 51 percent, your partner will feel like…
December 9, 2019
Confirmation Bias: As I Want to Believe
In the morning, Ju-yeong wanted to put on her wristwatch but couldn’t find it anywhere. Suddenly, she remembered that she left it in her classroom desk drawer the…