Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
August 25, 2024
A Housekeeper Who Brought Honor to Her Hotel
In 1992, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. It was the first hotel to win this award. This award is a prestigious award which the U.S. government gives to an enterprise with an outstanding quality of…
Read moreJune 2, 2020
Serving the Magistrate by Looking at His Clothes
A county magistrate disguised himself as a woodcutter to see how the people lived. While looking around the town, he felt thirsty and knocked on the gate of…
May 28, 2020
If My Burden Is Heavy
In a horse race, each horse is to carry an assigned impost, which is a specified weight. It includes the weight of jockey, saddle, and saddle pad. Race…
May 26, 2020
Lake Wobegon Effect
Those who live around Lake Wobegon are almost perfect. Men are all handsome, women are strong, and children are smart. This town, where everyone believes with groundless self-confidence…
May 22, 2020
Why Do Baseball Managers Wear Their Teams’ Uniforms?
Soccer, basketball, volleyball, and handball coaches usually wear suits when their teams are in the game. However, baseball managers and coaches wear their teams’ uniforms with the uniform…
May 20, 2020
Kindness That Changed a Robber’s Mind
It happened in New York, U.S. A young social worker ran into a robber in a lonesome place on his way home from work. The robber with a…
May 18, 2020
Resonator
Musical instruments that make beautiful sounds! Their material, shape, and way to be handled are different, but they all have something in common: Their inside is empty. The…
May 14, 2020
A Heart That Goes Out to the Neighborhood
Jang Gye-hyang is another great mother in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea along with Shin Saimdang, the mother of famed scholar Yi I. Jang wrote recipes invented around…
May 12, 2020
As the Children of Light
The darker it is, the brighter the moonlight seems. The brilliant shining moon in the night sky lights up the streets at night and works as a guide.…
May 8, 2020
Scar
There was an eagle, injured and hurt. The eagle thought he couldn’t fly higher anymore because of his wound. In grief, he no longer wanted to meet anyone.…
May 6, 2020
Tests
There are many accessories made of pure gold, which is not only beautiful but also has the characteristic that doesn’t change or get rusty over time. The value…
May 4, 2020
The Solution
On a newspaper column for suggesting solutions to readers' problems, one teenager shared his personal problem. “My mom nags at me all day long. She tells me to…
April 28, 2020
Enjoying Happiness & Recalling Happiness
Throughout our school days, we have many worries about friends, schoolwork, and future. But adults who have lived through those days say, “Now is the best time for…
April 24, 2020
Giving Thanks in All Circumstances
Dario Silva, who used to be a representative football player in Uruguay, lost his right leg in a car accident in 2006. Hearing the news, many people felt…
April 22, 2020
A Brilliant Challenge
Bobsleigh is a winter Olympic sport in which two or four teammates steer, running fast down narrow, twisting, banked, and iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. Before, it…
April 20, 2020
You Can Do It Too
Jim Abbott is known as an American pitcher who overcame his limitations in Major League Baseball. He was born with a disability in his right hand. Abbott grew…
April 16, 2020
According to the Law of Nature
The animals in the Serengeti plain of Africa live according to the law of nature. Herbivores make good use of their excellent sight and running skills to escape…
April 14, 2020
Being Acknowledged by God
If you have anything to boast about, you want to boast it. It’s human nature. Wanting to be acknowledged by someone is the most basic need for human.…
April 10, 2020
The Reason to Live
John Sain, 50, who lived in the United States, went into a deep forest alone for hunting which was his old hobby. On finding a big elk, he…
April 8, 2020
Great Leaders, Successful Followers
A person who leads the members in a group or an organization is called a leader. The German word for lead leiden derived from Proto-Germanic līþaną, which means…
April 6, 2020
Ordinary Heroes
It happened at a crossroad, several years ago. Late at night, a cargo truck that was parked on the sloping road in front of a mall suddenly began…
April 2, 2020
Sure Discipline
Hwang Hui was one of the most celebrated premiers of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He had three sons, but one of them was an embarrassment. Every time…
March 27, 2020
Senses Under Illusions
ⓒ Edward H.Adelson / http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html / Copyrighted free use “What are the colors of part A and part B in the picture?” “Part A is gray and part…
March 25, 2020
Secret of Fine Speech
Former US president Barack Obama was the chief editor of the journal published in his college during his college years. In the process of editing, he tried editing…
March 23, 2020
Beginner’s Mind
When you start something, you have certain attitudes toward it at first—pure and humble mind and eagerness. This is the beginner’s mind. An online job market information site…
March 19, 2020
The Secret of a Great Flight
The biggest bird among the seabirds is the albatross. The Albatross, however, is not attractive on land. Its tottering steps with its long wings draped down on its…
March 17, 2020
Something Nicer Than a Luxury Car
Around an open market in Seoul, a boy was pulling a handcart instead of his grandmother. But he accidently scratched a luxury car that was parked. Seeing his…
March 13, 2020
Give Thanks to God!
In order to commemorate the passing of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the century, people throughout the United States turned off their electrical power for a minute. It…
March 11, 2020
“I Want to Become Old”
Just as no one can stop the flow of time, no one can stop aging, either. In order to hide the traces of aging, people dye their hair…
March 9, 2020
Something Much More Valuable than a Jewel
A woman bought a coat in a store. She came back home and tried on her new clothes again. When she put her hand inside the pocket, she…
March 5, 2020
Though Living a Single Day
As we don’t need to teach fish how to swim, so we don’t need to talk about a short life before mayflies. Mayflies live for a very short…