Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
Visualization Techniques
At work, I received an email offering a birthday gift—any book of my choice. Drawn by its title, I selected a self-help book that seemed light yet insightful. Among its chapters, one section left a lasting impression: Visualization Techniques. Visualization,…
Kim Min-jae from Gwangju, Korea
Growing Pains
One day, my elementary school-aged son came to me in tears, saying his legs hurt. I massaged them, and he seemed to feel better at least for a while. But within a few days, the pain returned so severely that…
Park Han-na from Daegu, Korea
Importance of Reading the Instructions Carefully
While out shopping, I picked up an electric whisk, hoping it would make my steamed eggs smoother and fluffier. When I got home, I inserted the batteries and gave it a test, but nothing happened. Thinking the batteries might be…
Chu Bo-ra from Changwon, Korea
When You Run to the End
In May 2023, the women’s 5000-meter final took place at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After all the runners crossed the finish line, only one athlete was still on the track—Cambodian national runner Bou Samnang. On the…
Sharing
There was a water carrier whose job was to fill the water jars at a wealthy household. He always used two jars. One was perfectly intact, while the other had a small crack that caused it to leak a bit…
What Happens If We Lose Our Sense of Smell?
“If you had to give up one of your five senses, which would you choose?” In a survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, the most common answer to this question was the sense of smell. Compared with sight or…
As Long As You Don’t Give Up Until the End
When a ball leaves the pitcher’s hand and reaches the batter, it takes only about 0.4 seconds. In that split second, the batter has to swing the bat and hit the ball. Because the ball moves so fast and its…
Labor or Exercise?
Harvard psychologist Professor Ellen Langer conducted a study on 84 hotel housekeepers to examine their health. Although these workers were physically active due to their jobs, many still had high body fat percentages and elevated blood pressure. For the study,…
A Truly Good Person
At work, there are some people others describe by saying, “They’re genuinely a good person.” These are the people who sincerely take on tasks that others might overlook, dismiss as unimportant, or think aren’t their responsibility. They quietly empty trash…
The Birds That Cannot Fly
On the calm and quiet islands of New Zealand, there are over 20 species of birds that cannot fly. One of the most well-known is the kiwi, a national symbol of the country. Others include the kakapo, takahe, weka, and…
What Takes Over My Heart
There’s a story about a merchant traveling through the desert on a freezing night with his camel. As the night grew colder, the camel asked if he could just put his nose inside the merchant’s tent. The merchant agreed. Soon…
Why We Need Education
I watched a TV program where parents received expert guidance on how to educate their children. One child behaved as he wanted, without thinking of others. The expert gently guided his mother, helping her teach her son step by step…
Kim Gyuri, Gumi, Korea
The Life Shaped by My Thoughts
“Our lives are shaped by our thoughts.” This is a well-known quote from Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in human relationships and personal development. He meant that the direction of our lives often follows the direction of our thoughts. For example,…
The Value of a Ring
A young man once went to a wise man and said that people seemed to think very little of him. He asked for some advice. The wise man gave him a ring and told him to go to the marketplace…
The Attitude of Learning
“Each time you fall, pick something up.” These are the words of Oswald Avery, a bacteriologist from Canada. Failure doesn’t mean the end. If you can learn even one thing from it, that failure becomes a stepping stone toward reaching…
When It’s Time to Let Go
In 2016, the Korean vessel Sun Peony was sailing smoothly from Thailand to Taiwan, carrying about 7,800 tons of liquid chemicals. But then, it was caught in a typhoon. The ship’s bow storage area was damaged by the rough waves,…
The Fable of the Chestnut Grove
A man was walking through the mountains when a bird with unusually large wings suddenly flew past him and disappeared into the bushes. Curious, the man picked up his slingshot and followed the bird. He spotted it perched on a…
The Cactus in the Desert
In order for living things to survive, they need nutrients. Plants, which cannot move once they’ve taken root in the ground, obtain nutrients through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use the power of sunlight to create a…
The Methuselah Syndrome
There was a time when websites that helped people reconnect with old classmates were hugely popular. More recently, a film about a middle-aged woman searching for her long-lost school friends became a hit. Why are we often drawn to memories…
The Three Diligences (三勤戒): “Be diligent, be diligent, and be diligent”
In the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, there lived a renowned agronomist, philosopher, and poet named Jeong Yak-yong, also known by his pen name, Dasan. During his exile in Gangjin, Dasan opened a small village school to ease his loneliness. Among…