Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
Jan 14, 2021
Banbogi (Meeting at the Midpoint)
In Joseon Dynasty in Korea, married women could hardly visit their parents. At that time, a married daughter was no longer a member of her own family and…
Jan 11, 2021
Age Groups
In 2015, the United Nations [UN] presented the age groups again, considering the average life span, physical changes, etc. This result was brought by taking the increase of…
Jan 8, 2021
Opportunities in Everyday Life
People say, “An opportunity is just like long bangs which we find it easy to catch but hard to recognize that we miss it often; it has no…
Jan 5, 2021
Like a Diamond
Diamond is considered to be the emperor of gemstones and the hardest natural mineral on earth. It’s composed of carbon just like graphite that becomes a material of…
Jan 1, 2021
Rejoicing in His Salvation
Let’s say, you were on the brink of death but get saved by someone’s help. You cannot help but rejoice at the relief that your one and only…
Dec 29, 2020
Bronco and Donkey
Broncos were once a symbol of the vast American western region. A bronco is a wild and rough horse, so if a person rides on or burdens it…
Dec 25, 2020
Walking with God
Have you ever been disappointed because the scenery of a famous tourist attraction was not as good as you had expected and the surrounding facilities were also poor?…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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…
Dec 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,…
Dec 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
Nov 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…
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…