Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
December 22, 2020
Stopped Tennis Game
In September, 2016, the game was abruptly stopped during the tennis match in Mallorca, Spain. Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal stopped a match at the voice of a mother…
December 20, 2020
Words
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit…
December 17, 2020
To the Kid Who Will Have My Brother’s Heart
In March 2016, an 11-year-old child named Eric was killed in a car accident in the United States. His family was in deep sorrow and anger, but decided…
December 14, 2020
What God Has Given Us
The backcountry explorers say the most difficult time of the day is wake up time in the morning. When they hear tempestuous wind blowing outside, lying inside the…
December 11, 2020
Discard Stereotypes
Let me give you an interesting game. Draw four straight lines without taking your hand off and try to connect all nine dots below. Did you succeed? Here’s…
December 8, 2020
Resolution
A French sport shooter Véronique Girardet was blinded in one eye by cancer at the age of two. She was introduced to shooting by her father when she…
December 6, 2020
Nanny, King’s Another Mother
The prince of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea was raised by a nanny. The queen, who had to take on her role as the mother of the kingdom,…
December 3, 2020
Doing Well and Doing the Best
Phil Lawler, who teaches physical education in Naperville, IL, U.S., let his students run a long distance in P.E. class for their health. Some students were good at…
November 27, 2020
Even at the Same Temperature
There was once a record-breaking cold wave in Taiwan, and more than eighty people lost their lives due to hypothermia, heart attack, and cerebral hemorrhage. How cold was…
November 25, 2020
Happiness
Many studies on happiness show a similar result even though study periods, objects, and methods vary. The result says that happiness that is achieved by obtaining materials sustains…
November 23, 2020
Buyable Happiness
Can we buy happiness with money? Happiness is not something sold in department stores or markets, so we cannot buy it with money. If we can buy happiness…
November 19, 2020
Unless We Train Ourselves
When a world-famous singer had a performance in Korea, all the audience there felt disappointed and even upset. They had bought expensive tickets in order to listen to…
November 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…
November 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…
November 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…
November 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…
November 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…
November 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…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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,…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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…
October 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…
September 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…
September 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…