compassion

Throughout his long career, Ding Baozhen remained remarkably honest. He never sought personal wealth or devoted himself to …

By the time Ding Baozhen arrived in Shandong, he was no longer simply the scholar who had taken …

Moments of danger have a remarkable way of revealing a person’s true character. When fear takes hold, some …

There are times we may find ourselves envious of other people’s lives — their jobs, their big houses, …

Many people believe that animals possess a wisdom and awareness that can be difficult to explain. That’s because …

Several years ago, a man I’ll call Mr. R was hospitalized for months following a bicycle accident. There …

In 1167, during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, a story from Fengcheng, Jiangxi, …

In a small village called Shankouzhuang, east of Tai’an County in Shandong, China, life moved in a familiar …

At the height of the Cultural Revolution, people quickly learned that survival often meant keeping their distance — …

Long ago in India, society was sharply divided. Wealth and status were distributed unevenly, and people were ranked …