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Sad Tale of a Rich Businessman and His 4 Wives

A rich businessman had four wives. He loved his fourth wife the most. He gave her beautiful clothes to wear, gave her delicious food to eat, and he looked after her very well. He gave her the best of everything. He also loved his third wife. He was quite proud of her and always showed ...

Michael Segarty

A woman with golden fingernails.

Gratitude and Obligation: How Couples Stayed Together for Life in Ancient Times

Married life has many kinds of ups and downs for a couple, as well as many joys and challenges. It is certainly not always a bed of roses. Couples have stayed together since ancient times, through the thick and thin. Love and affection for each other, arranged marriages, shotgun marriages, gratitude and sometimes obligation, and ...

Emma Lu

Married life has many kinds of ups and downs for a couple.

The Love of a Parent

The loss of a parent, particularly a mother, is always a life-changing event, despite one’s age and beliefs. My mother passed away at the end of 2018 — she had just turned 90. In my head, I can still see her, hear her voice, and most of all, at times revive our time together as ...

Laura Cozzolino

A mother holding her child in the air.

The Bamboo Pole of Love

They are husband and wife; his name is Huang Funeng and hers is Wei Guiyi. They didn’t know each other for long before they got married. That year, he was 25, and she was 21. They have been married and in love for 55 years. They are from Donglan County, Hechi, Guangxi. They have no ...

Helen London

A pink lotus flower.

The Reincarnation of a Loving Pet as a Baby

Queena Hsiao from Taiwan lost her cat Biebi over a year ago. At the last minute, she told Biebi that she wanted to continue to love him and asked him to come back to her as a baby with a red birthmark. Sanli News Net reported in March that Biebi was a homeless cat more ...

Helen London

An orange cat.

A Mother’s Day Message From a Filial Son

There is a Chinese proverb that says: “Filial duty is the most respectable virtue of all.” 19-year-old Liu Xinhong, who had just started his first year’s studies in Yulin County, Taiwan, dropped out of college to take care of his mother, who was diagnosed with parotid cancer. The cancer was in its final stage and ...

Armin Auctor

A Mother's Day bouquet.

Why Give Roses on Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is on February 14, and traditionally this is a day when you can tell someone how much you care about them. Over the years, this day has become popular, with couples in love giving each other gifts for Valentine’s Day. The giving of flowers has been one gift that has gained popularity since ...

Trisha Haddock

A red rose.

Why Family and Faith Are Important  

We all believe that love of family and faith are very important. But how important are they? In 1900, American educator and pastor A.E. Winship traced the descendants of one of America’s most renowned preachers and theologians, Jonathan Edwards. There was another man, who lived in New York at about the same period, known as ...

Nspirement Staff