Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
Nov 17, 2020
How to Minimize Regrets
“What do you say if I sell things on the Internet?” “It’s a good idea, but will it be necessary to challenge when you want for nothing? It…
Nov 13, 2020
A Boast
Those who are healthy are likely to neglect their health care. Since they have no particular part that is sore, they blindly trust their health and may suddenly…
Nov 11, 2020
The Most Beloved Child
There was a family with five children. The second daughter did well at school and was praised by the people around her. However, she was sad that her…
Nov 9, 2020
Family
Sardinia, the island in the west of the Italian Peninsula, is famous for the highest rate of centenarians in the world. Among its population of 1.6 million, more…
Nov 5, 2020
Are Cicadas Math Geniuses?
In spring several years ago, cicadas were forecast to come to the eastern United States. How could they have predicted the appearance of a particular herd of cicadas…
Nov 3, 2020
Throwing Away Greed
“God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them . . . God saw all that…
Oct 28, 2020
Missing Mom’s Arms
At a school in India, a little boy who is walking around the classroom suddenly seems to have a good idea and goes out with chalks in his…
Oct 26, 2020
Smile
Just like a Korean proverb says, “Blessing follows when you smile,” there is nothing to lose to smile. There are, however, different types of smiling. When we are…
Oct 22, 2020
A Penguin Flies
A baby penguin saw a skua flying in the sky, and fell into a deep thought, ‘I want to fly like that bird. I don’t want to waddle…
Oct 20, 2020
Priming Effect
If an athlete or a sporting team that lost an important match appears in a commercial, you will not feel reliance on the product advertising. This is not…
Oct 16, 2020
Tell the Truth
Many distinguished hospitals in America have introduced “Tell the truth” program. “Tell the truth” program was devised for medical errors; when a medical error occurs, the medical team…
Oct 14, 2020
No Conceit
People who are fond of mountain climbing would like to try the Himalayas. But conquering the Himalayas is not easy at all. Since the peaks are significantly high,…
Oct 12, 2020
Temperature of Life, 36.5℃
Normal body temperature is 36.5℃ [97.7℉]. In this temperature, blood circulation and enzymes activities that are crucial for the support of life such as metabolism, immunity, digestion, and…
Oct 8, 2020
The Best Time to Start
Grandma Moses, an American folk artist, began painting in earnest around the age of 80 and made about 1,600 pieces of artwork before dying at the age of…
Oct 6, 2020
The Niagara Syndrome
Life is like a flowing river. The river is calm and quiet on a flat land, but the water current gets fast when it meets a waterfall, and…
Oct 2, 2020
Metacognition
A broadcasting company conducted an experiment to find the secret of excelling in studies. The experimenter separated the students who obtained top ranks in the mock exam from…
Sep 28, 2020
Zero-based Thinking
Historian Arnold J. Toynbee said, “If you cling to past success experiences, you will fail.” Alvin Toffler, a global futurist, warned: “To survive in the future, we must…
Sep 24, 2020
Telegram
Arthur Conan Doyle, a British detective fiction writer, liked to play jokes. One day, he sent a telegram to his friends anonymously. Then he visited each of his…
Sep 22, 2020
The Easiest Way to Relax
When animals show off their power, they inflate their body and make it look as big as possible. When a man is filled with confidence, he lifts up…
Sep 18, 2020
Like a Roly-poly Toy
A roly-poly toy never falls; even though it is pushed over, it bounces back up soon. The reason a roly-poly toy rights itself immediately though it seems to…
Sep 16, 2020
Language Habits to Be Thrown Away
All people want others to listen to what they say, and want to have a good conversation. Sound Expert Julian Treasure says that there are seven bad speaking…
Sep 14, 2020
Roberto Clemente Award
Roberto Clemente was a leading hitter of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball for nearly twenty years. He regularly donated baseball equipment and food for poverty-stricken…
Sep 10, 2020
Between Stimulus and Response
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor…
Sep 8, 2020
Benefits of Tribulation
One of the methods to grow tomatoes is pricking the fruit with a needle when it just produces the fruit. Then it takes nutrient from the root to…
Sep 4, 2020
Pink Lens Effect
When you fall in love, dopamine is secreted from the brain’s nucleus, and you feel much joy and happiness. Naturally, there will be liveliness and more smiles on…
Sep 2, 2020
The Reason Robert Marchand Raced
Robert Marchand, known as the living legend of aged cyclist was born in France in 1911 and went through two World Wars. For his living, he job-hopped—firefighter, truck…
Aug 28, 2020
The Miracle of the Team in the Last Place
An English football club of which the transfer fee of all 11 players in total is less than half of the transfer fee of one player in a…
Aug 26, 2020
No Matter How Much You Have
Charles F. Feeney, known as a rich Irish American, has kept his promise to return all his property to society by donating $7 million to his alma mater,…
Aug 24, 2020
In the Same Daily Routine
Are you bored and tired of your repetitive daily life? In a survey conducted by a job portal site, the most skeptical moment for employees is when they…
Aug 20, 2020
Learning from a Plant
Gang Hee-an, who was a representative writer and painter in the early years of Joseon Dynasty, was also good at gardening. In his book, Yanghwa Sorok, he recorded…