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4 Painful but Beneficial Situations

Most people seek comfort in life, ignoring the fact that risks might be hidden there. However, things that make you suffer might be blessings in disguise, because they force you to think things over and grow, which often leads to a beneficial outcome. 4 situations that seem distressing in the beginning, but turn out to ...

Nspirement Staff

A woman with outstretched arms at sunset.

A CEO Learns Life Lessons From a Poor Girl

A CEO of a big company, who was a multi-billionaire, wanted to know how ordinary people lived. So one day he caught a bus and sat down on a vacant seat, where he observed the other passengers, not realizing the life lessons he was about to learn. An elderly man sat next to him, and then at ...

Emma Lu

Corridor inside a modern glass office building.

Universal Values Across Cultures: A Taste of Your Own Medicine

Throughout history’s development, Eastern and Western cultures have been pretty distinct in their languages and belief systems, but their universal values are amazingly consistent. To illustrate this, two historical events occurred during different periods in the West and the East. Let’s explore the Western and Eastern stories: “Please get into the jar, sir, and try ...

Emma Lu

Porileus is burned by Phalaris in the bronze bull.

Life Lessons: This Businessman Adopted More Than a Daughter

Life lessons come in many forms. On a cold winter’s night 30 years ago, a businessman came to a hospital in Washington, D.C. looking for his wife’s lost purse. The purse contained US$100,000 in cash and a trade secret, so he was extremely anxious about the loss. Upon arriving at the hospital, he saw a thin, ...

Max Lu

A hospital emergency room entrance.

Are These Life Lessons Really From a 90-Year-Old?

With age comes wisdom, but Regina Brett, the author of a popular list of life lessons, is only 54 years old, not 90! When she was 45 years old, Regina wrote down 45 life lessons that life had taught her, and on her 50th birthday, she added 5 more. Her life lessons were emailed around the ...

Wilma Oakes

Elderly woman with blue denim shirt stands with an electric scooter at the base of some concrete steps.

4 Inspirational Stories to Uplift Your Soul

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 ...

Raven Montmorency

An arrow.

Fixing Things Yourself Teaches Life Lessons

Life. A wonderful, sometimes painful, and always mysterious gift that has been bestowed upon us. And, to make the most of life, you need to learn certain life lessons, and believe it or not, life lessons can sprout from many unexpected places — even from a DIY kit. You might wonder what you can learn ...

Armin Auctor

A couple painting a wall.

Inspirational Letter From Liang Jizhang to His Son

This is a very inspirational letter from a well-known Hong Kong radio station host, Liang Jizhang, to his son. The letter is very touching and heartfelt. It contains Liang Jizhang’s perceptions of life and infinite love for his family. Liang Jizhang shares his lessons in an inspirational letter Life is uncertain — nobody knows how long they will ...

Jack Roberts

A father and son typing on a laptop.

‘Spirited Away’: Its Enduring Magic and Lessons

Be it Tetsuo, Totoro, or Hachiko, anime characters have touched generations of children. It is no wonder that we keep going back to our childhood memories and rewatching anime films such as Spirited Away with a new perspective and respect. At 20 years old, Spirited Away is a gem of a film. Created by Studio ...

Emma Lu

The anime film 'Spirited Away.'

Learning Life Lessons Living With a Brain Tumor

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” — Thomas Paine Ever since I’ve known him, Larry Cluff has been a go-getter. Nothing could get him down, not even a brain tumor. In fact, it was his tenacity and determination that made him among the top cross-country runners ...

Tatiana Denning

A silboat sailing into the sunset.