You’ve tried it all. From deep breathing to taking a nap, to venting to your friends, and yet you still feel stressed. Why not try a little kindness? Stress seems to be an epidemic these days. And if you’re not careful, today’s stress can become tomorrow’s anxiety, depression, or worse. But as we seek ways to help ourselves, ...
There was a well-known Chinese writer, Yu Qiuyu, who shared one of his personal experiences regarding kindness. When traveling in Germany, he was about to rent a house. As he was ready to sign a long-term contract, the landlord said: “It’s your first time visiting here and you’re not sure if you like it, so ...
Receiving rewards for good deeds is not always obvious. A long, long time ago in a village in China, a wealthy man had a young handyman working in his house. This young handyman was kind, hardworking, liked to help others, and had almost no bad habits. He started working for the wealthy man at a ...
Most Chinese people believe in feng shui, hoping that good feng shui can help them change their luck or maintain their good luck. The ancients believed that ancestral tombs located on good feng shui land would bring prosperity to the descendants. In actual fact, not everybody can be blessed with good feng shui land. Only ...
How far would you go to help a stranger? A couple from England came across a good Samaritan who gave them a ride for 200 miles so that they could visit a dying loved one without asking for anything in return. A road accident Ron and Sharleen Gillies were on their way to Cambridge from ...
One often hears that Taiwan’s most beautiful scenery is the people. Many tourists visit Taiwan and say that Taiwanese people are very kind and warm. Recently, the Facebook fan page Taiwan Theater launched a social experiment to test the sense of justice of the Taiwanese. According to Apple Daily, in the 6-minute video, the production ...
A long time ago, there was a mountain called the Dark Mountain, where many saints, sages, and monks lived. Once, some elders led a group of people up the mountain on a pilgrimage where they witnessed a beggar’s true kindness. At that time, there lived a poor beggar woman. She saw the pilgrims heading up ...
According to Confucianism, obedience, respect, and care for one’s parents and the elderly are considered to be the fundamentals of proper behavior. This virtue was known as filial piety in ancient times. Here is a folk story that tells of the incredible wonder that filial piety could bring. A beggar by the name of Guo ...
Taiwan’s humane environment and democratic freedoms have often won praises from many foreign visitors. Andie, a Canadian artist who has visited Taiwan three times, recently talked about why she keeps returning and why she does not like the mainland from a foreigner’s point of view in a short video. Andie said that she preferred Taiwan ...
Mahesh Savani from the state of Gujarat is a very successful Indian businessman. But people who know him admire the astute entrepreneur for entirely different reasons. He holds an annual ceremony where he marries off about 250 or more girls whose fathers have passed away, paying for all the wedding expenses. Thousands of women have ...
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