Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
Mar 3, 2023
Kindness to a Stranger
In August 2016, Kasey Simmons, a 30-year-old man who lived in Dallas, TX, went grocery shopping and saw an elderly woman with a gloomy face. Other people passed…
Feb 21, 2023
Special Bus Stop
There is a special bus stop on a mountain road in Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do, Korea. It is a bus stop called, “In front of Kwon Chun-seop’s House.” The bus…
Feb 18, 2023
Even If Everyone Gives Up
On May 8, 2019, a woman in her thirties named Amanda Aller got lost while walking in a nature reserve in Maui, Hawaii. Since she left her cell…
Feb 17, 2023
Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya’s Friendship
During the Spring and Autumn Period in China, there were Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya. They were very close ever since their childhood and became government officials together.…
Feb 15, 2023
Family Glory
Treasure No. 182, Imcheonggak, is located in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. It is the oldest house that exists in Korea. It was a private house during the Joseon Dynasty…
Feb 14, 2023
Happy Bronze Medalist
There is an athlete who suddenly became a star after winning a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The athlete is a Chinese swimmer…
Feb 12, 2023
A True Teacher of the Nation
To establish the foundation of his country, King Sejong in Joseon Dynasty of Korea created Hangul (Korean alphabet) despite his heavy workload. King Sejong was fluent in reading…
Jan 16, 2023
The Teacher’s Last Gift
In June 2018, people with colorful schoolbags gathered together in one place. There were various school supplies in the school bags. The place where they gathered was a…
Jan 16, 2023
A Teacher Who Saved His Pupil
Kaden Koebcke, a twelve-year-old boy from Georgia, U.S., was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease when he was two years old. When he was five years old, he…
Dec 25, 2022
Best Bargaining Card
Rafael Antoni Furcal gained popularity while steadily performing well after winning the National Baseball League Rookie Award in 2000. When his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers expired…
Dec 25, 2022
Why We Need to Read
The brain plays a pivotal role in the body, feeling emotions, thinking reasonably, and giving orders to different parts of the body. Just as exercises strengthen the muscles…
Dec 11, 2022
The Reason You Need to Make Your Bed
“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed first.” This is what U.S. Navy Seal Admiral, William H. McRaven said during his speech…
Dec 11, 2022
The Most Popular Titles
The title of a book determines the first impression it will receive. The title of a book should suggest the overall content of the book well, and attract…
Dec 5, 2022
Specify Your Happiness
“Are you happy?” If you can’t answer this question without hesitation, there are probably two reasons: One reason is that you actually feel unhappy, and the other is…
Dec 5, 2022
What Changes Me into a Good Person
Good and evil, true and false, light and darkness, joy and sadness! If you like one, you come to dislike the other.However, there are relationships that you must…
Dec 5, 2022
A Son with Great Filial Piety
There is a young man of twenty, named Guo Shijun, living in the Anhui province, China. A few years ago, his mother was left mentally disabled from a…
Nov 27, 2022
A Woman Who Lives as a Man
Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, makes a living by polishing shoes in front of a train station in Luxor, Egypt. Having short hair wrapped in a turban and wearing…
Nov 27, 2022
A Young Lady Disguised as an Elderly Woman
A woman in her prime age of 26 went out to the street, disguising herself as an 80-year-old lady. She wore a white wig, put on make-up to…
Nov 25, 2022
A Dad Who Does His Daughter’s Hair
A special class is given once a week at a beauty academy in Florida, U.S. It is the Daddy Daughter Hair Class, which is a program for dads…
Nov 14, 2022
Great Wine
Making wine starts with planting vines. Good wine requires good grapes, and good grapes are produced on good soil. Winemaker’s skill is important in making good wine, but…
Nov 13, 2022
A Boy Who Became a Shoe Shiner
In April 2011, a Chinese rural boy began to walk toward Guangzhou, one of the largest cities in China. All he had was a shoeshine kit box made…
Nov 13, 2022
Halmangbadang (Granny’s Sea)
In 2016, the UNESCO officially recognized the culture of women divers [haenyeo] in Jejudo Island, Korea, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The local community’s solidarity, economic…
Nov 13, 2022
How Not to Forget
A man went to the lecture of a celebrity. His lecture was so popular that the man barely managed to buy a ticket and enter the lecture hall.…
Nov 1, 2022
The Motto of the Rich Choi Family
In the era of Joseon Dynasty of Korea, the Choi family of Gyeongju lived in a mansion that encompassed 99 rooms, 100 servants, and a ware-house that could…
Nov 1, 2022
The Power of a Small Practice
If you set rectangular blocks in a long line at regular interval and push down the first block, the rest fall down one after another. This is called…
Oct 31, 2022
Expectancy Violation Effect
If a kind and gentle person suddenly treats you coldly, you feel sad, but if a cold person suddenly treats you gently, you appreciate it. That is because…
Oct 31, 2022
The Reason It Is Always Green
There is a tree that stands firm in a snowstorm, showing off its greenness. It is labeled as an evergreen, and is the symbol of integrity and firm…
Oct 31, 2022
The Way to Love Your Country
Ahn Chang-ho (1878–1938), a Korean independence activist and educator, went to the U.S. with his wife right after getting married. It was from his belief that the way…
Oct 28, 2022
The Elderly and Kittens
Elderly people in nursing homes need to be in the care of others. But the elderly at a nursing home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., are not only being…
Oct 19, 2022
Overview Effect
If you go up to the rooftop of a skyscraper, you can see the whole town at a glance; if you climb up a high mountain, you can…