Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
May 22, 2025
Warmhearted Charisma
When John Thompson II became the head coach of the Georgetown University basketball team, he would often say, “Someday, we’re going to be national champions.” In the 1982 college basketball championship game, that dream seemed within reach; Georgetown was leading…
Read moreJuly 22, 2019
Once You Start
Do you happen to know Writer’s Block? It is a condition where an author cannot start a new work because of the fear that he might not create…
July 18, 2019
Probability of Success
Picasso, the best painter in the 20th century, drew about 20,000 paintings, and Einstein, the world-famous physicist, wrote about 240 theses. Bach, a German composer and musician, composed…
July 16, 2019
“What Is Love?”
“When you tell your friend you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.” “During my piano recital, I felt scared on a stage. I looked at…
July 12, 2019
In Order to Save My Brother
In April, 2013, a primary school girl and a boy, who are siblings, were on their way home from a study room in Seoul, Korea. They saw some…
July 10, 2019
A Note That Changed a Thief’s Mind
Eileen was a visiting nurse in a small resort city in the U.K. She rode a bike whenever she visited patients. One day, when she came out of…
July 8, 2019
What the Brain Does Not Know
Our body moves as the brain orders. If the brain loses its function, other parts of the body cannot play their roles properly, so the brain is the…
July 4, 2019
That’s Not Me!
“That’s not me!” You might have reassured yourself with this thought at some point in your life. While watching TV or browsing the Internet, you may have thought…
July 2, 2019
The Power of Words
“Be careful with your words. Once they are spoken, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.” “The tongue has no bones, but it’s strong enough to break a…
June 28, 2019
In Unity
Chlorine [Cl] is a very toxic gas. If chlorine [Cl] and sodium [Na] combine, they become salt [NaCl], which is indispensable for our life. The process of forming…
June 27, 2019
A Note from Baby Twins
“Hello! We’re twin baby boys on our first flight, and we’re only fourteen weeks old! We’ll try to be on our best behavior, but we’d like to apologize…
June 26, 2019
Training for Humility
Nordstrom is an American department store famous for its high quality customer service. At Nordstrom there is an executive training program that all management-level employees must go through…
June 25, 2019
A List of Things to Throw Away
When you have things that you have to do or you want to do, it helps you improve your concentration if you make a list of them and…
June 24, 2019
Helper’s High
When you help others without conditions, a quantity of endorphins secrete and make you feel good and also bring good changes to your body. This finding is called…
June 21, 2019
A Letter to Dad
A nine-year-old boy named Mac, who lived in Alaska, baked cupcakes and hosted a party every year on the birthday of his father, who was killed in Afghanistan…
June 20, 2019
How to Keep Your First Resolution
Once upon a time, a king was passing through a country village. On his way, he met a young shepherd who was greedless and diligent, and took him…
June 19, 2019
A Judge Who Made a Girl Cry
“Stand up, please.” A judge said in a soft voice to a girl who was in the court for theft. When the girl stood up hesitantly, the judge…
June 18, 2019
“As I Have Loved You, So You Must Love One Another”
People who live by the word of God make efforts to put this teaching into practice. However, it is not easy, contrary to their expectations. God said, “Love…
June 17, 2019
Mission of a Libero
In a volleyball team consisting of six players, we can see a player who is in a uniform different from his teammates. He is a libero, who is…
June 14, 2019
The Wage of Overcoming Pain
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a French artist in the impressionist style, did not put down the painting brush in his hand even on the day when his fingers were in…
June 13, 2019
Woodpecker’s Brood Patch
Feathers are light and have very good thermal stability. So in winter, down jackets are popular among people. However, woodpeckers pluck out the feathers that cover their bodies…
June 12, 2019
Giving Time to Save Life
A three-year-old son of a man living in Germany had leukemia. The man had to go to the hospital for his son’s treatment, but he could not quit…
June 11, 2019
How to Overcome a Tsunami
When a tsunami is generated, where should a ship escape to if it is already out in the sea? People generally think the ship should quickly go toward…
June 10, 2019
When Do You Give Up?
Someone asked a famous salesman, “Does someone like you get rejected by a customer, too?” “Certainly! I haven’t had a day of rejection since I started work.” “Then…
June 6, 2019
Match of Faith
In most sporting events, it is difficult to predict victory or defeat until the final whistle blows. A team outscores the other in the beginning, but it might…
June 5, 2019
Liebig’s Law of the Minimum
There is a law called Liebig’s Law of the Minimum. This was announced by Justus von Liebig, a German chemist. It states that the growth of plants is…
June 4, 2019
Organizing Skill
There are many objects and lots of information around us. However, do we need all of them? If we think about this matter carefully, we can easily realize…
June 3, 2019
A Boat Waiting for High Tide
Steel King Andrew Carnegie kept an old painting in his office. The painting he treasured was neither a masterpiece drawn by a famous artist nor an antique that…
May 31, 2019
100
The highest point on most exams is 100. When expressing something that is satisfied or full, the number 100 is used in a percentage. Even at 99℃, the…
May 30, 2019
For Perfect Product
A person drops a cell phone from one meter high, puts it in a 360 degrees rotating box continuously, and even pours water on it. What is more,…
May 29, 2019
Grit Score
At Harvard University, they had a study on 130 students. They designed a study and asked students to run for up to five minutes on a treadmill with…