Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
April 22, 2022
Just Like Down Wool That Spread in All Directions
In a town, there was a woman who liked to talk about other people. So the people who were heartbroken by her went to a sage and complained…
April 19, 2022
The Secrets of Blue Zones
Dan Buettner, a researcher at National Geographic in the United States, has traveled around the world for over ten years to study the secrets of longevity. He named…
April 14, 2022
Between Patience and Excess
Good health is very important for a happy life. And exercise is essential for good health. However, too much exercise may hurt the body and the mind just…
April 11, 2022
The Power That Woke My Wife Up
Overnight, my beloved wife got in a vegetative state. She was assaulted by a passerby for no reason, and as she fell, she hit her head against the…
April 8, 2022
Honeybees’ Overwintering
Honeybees are poikilotherms, so they are sensitive to temperature changes. If the body temperature of the bee falls below 10℃ (50℉), paralysis of the bees’ muscles can begin…
April 5, 2022
Between Easy and Right
The earliest British currency was mainly gold or silver coins. Gold and silver were valued in themselves, so when they were made into coins, they were well accepted.…
April 3, 2022
A Man with a Vivid Dream
In 1966, world-famous filmmaker Walt Disney passed away. Five years later, Disney World, which Disney was so looking forward to, opened in Florida, U.S., the largest amusement park…
March 31, 2022
Attitude toward Problems
“On a day of heavy rain, you see three people at the bus stop as you drive. One is an old man fighting for life, another is a…
March 28, 2022
A Gold Medal for Doing the Best
Steven Bradbury entered men’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. He barely passed the qualifier, repeating the same mistake of moving…
March 25, 2022
A Flowering Desert
The Atacama Desert located in the north-west of Chile is the driest and the most barren region in the world. It is also well-known for its rough and…
March 22, 2022
I Don’t Deserve Them
While a teacher was spending the latter years of his life in writing, his pupils visited him to pay their respect for the New Year. His whole family…
March 20, 2022
Fine Wine and Oak Barrel
“How long do you think it will take to produce ten-year-old wine?” At this question, you are likely to answer, “Ten years.” Actually, however, it is not too…
March 14, 2022
Demonstrate Your Skills with Confidence
“Confidence” is one of the most important factors in showing the best performance in a sport. If players are nearly equal in their skills, the player with high…
March 8, 2022
As I Am Free Now
In the early 1820s, Harriet Tubman was born a slave in a farm in Maryland, U.S. In those days, black people were treated worse than animals by white…
March 6, 2022
Let’s Take a Walk
Apple founder Steve Jobs was famous for walking meetings when he came up with new ideas. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson also likes to have walking meetings. Facebook…
March 3, 2022
A Beautiful Comfort
French tennis player Nicolas Mahut, ranked 252 in the world, took part in tennis tournament at the 2019 French Open. As a 37-year-old player, he wanted to fulfill…
February 28, 2022
A Matter of Course Is What You Are Thankful for
One morning, an office worker got up late because his alarm clock broke down. He hurriedly ran to the bathroom to wash, but water did not come out…
February 25, 2022
The Characteristics of a Wooden Cock
A king who loves cockfighting gave a cock to a famous fighting cock trainer and asked him for training it. After ten days, the king asked, “Is the…
February 22, 2022
Mental Graejil
In order to build a Hanok (traditional Korean-style house), after leveling the ground and setting the foundation stone, builders set up wooden pillars for framing and put a…
February 20, 2022
Candies That Made a Boy Reflect on Himself
Tao Xingzhi (1891–1946) advanced the modern Chinese education theory. When he was the principal of an elementary school, he called a student who hit another student into his…
February 14, 2022
A Reply from Mom
“To Mummy in Heaven. Happy Mother’s Day. I Love You. Ella.” This is a letter a Scottish four-year-old girl named Ella Lennon wrote to her mother. Ella lost…
February 11, 2022
Wearing an Oxygen Mask
Before the plane takes off, the crew demonstrates how to wear an oxygen mask, telling the passengers how to cope with an emergency. The crew recommends that the…
February 8, 2022
A Busy Life Is a Blessing
“Sir, congratulations on your retirement. You’ve written only at night so far. As you can work on it during the day, your works will shine more.” “As I…
February 6, 2022
Angstblüte
Plants produce beautiful and fragrant flowers in order to preserve their species. Blooming, bearing fruit, and spreading seeds away are their instinct. But there are times when plants…
February 3, 2022
A Cup Warning of Overflow
In the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea, there was a potter named Woo Myeong-ok in a mountain village of Gangwon-do Province. He wanted to make beautiful porcelain beyond…
January 31, 2022
To Keep a Dying Boy Alive
In September 2018, an eight-year-old boy was carried to a hospital in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. His illness was fulminant myocarditis. It is very urgent illness that causes cardiac…
January 28, 2022
An Impressive Race
This happened at the women’s 5,000-meter run in the Rio Olympics 2016. Some athletes were running in the second group when New Zealand athlete Hamblin tripped and fell,…
January 25, 2022
The Medici Effect
The Medici Effect refers to a phenomenon which inspires breakthrough insights or produces great productivity when different fields come together. This means “1+1>2” instead of “1+1=2.” It is…
January 23, 2022
Two Fools
Two men were working in the mountain. One man dug a hole, then the other man filled up the hole with dirt. Moving from place to place, they…
January 20, 2022
The Power of Gratitude
A paper titled “Undervaluing Gratitude” was published in the Sage Journals in June 2018. Psychologists Amit Kumar and Nicholas Epley, co-authors of the paper, asked the participants to…