A Chinese official during the Ming Dynasty had to make a wise decision regarding a goose. One day, a local farmer went to the city and brought along his goose. The farmer checked into an inn and left the goose with the innkeeper while he went out to conduct his business. Upon his return, the ...
In the world of ancient Chinese philosophy, there was a Chinese warrior who was very arrogant and so rude that he often bullied his neighbors and they couldn’t live in harmony. One of his neighbors was a white-bearded elderly man who lived with his three sons. One day, the elderly man asked his three sons ...
Why is developing good habits important? There is a saying attributed to Lao Tzu: “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” Over a period of time, what ...
A majority of people, when asked about noted philosophers, will draw references to scholarly philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates; however, very few are aware of any female philosophers. Below, you’ll find 6 inspiring, quotable, and prolific female philosophers to add to your reading list, but the list goes on. If this is a topic you ...
Short inspirational stories are powerful reads; the best thing is that they are easy to digest, and there’s always a moral at the end of each story. Whether they are true stories or not, whether they are legends hundreds of years old, some stories are so powerful and inspirational that they will get you thinking. We ...
Would being the most intelligent person on the planet make you happy? Not necessarily — the life of a former South Korean child prodigy is proof of that. Deemed to be one of the most intelligent people ever born in the world, Kim Ung-yong showed exceptional abilities from childhood, but he only found happiness when ...
Your real fortune is neither beauty nor money; rather, it’s possessing good character, which is a passport to a good life. In an indifferent and unpredictable environment, your thinking and reactions depend on the quality of your character. There is a Chinese saying: “If one desires to make achievements in life, his first achievement must be to ...
Even for a great general like Liu Bang, honest advice could grate on the ear. During the last year of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang (256-195 B.C.) brought his troops to fight all the way to Qin’s capital city of Xianyang. Emperor Ziying turned pale with fright. Knowing that there was no way he could ...
Greed can cost a man everything. During a war, with more and more people fleeing the famine, Wang Laoliu picked up all his worldly possessions — a bag of sweet potatoes — and joined the departing villagers. Halfway to his destination, he came across a man and his son who were starving. The man was carrying a heavy bag. When the man saw that ...
More and more of the world’s people believe in atheism and evolution. They deny that “you reap what you sow,” and they deny that hell exists. They are deceiving their own selves and others. The existence of God and Buddhas is real and retribution for doing evil deeds as well as compensation and justice for doing ...
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