Michael Segarty

Xiao Lin’s Interview Failure Changed His Life

Xiao Lin was a top student majoring in marketing from a designated key college. After graduating, he faced several twists and turns in finding his direction in life. He persevered and was successful in getting the opportunity for an interview with a well-known international company. His failure turned into success and changed his life. The ...

Michael Segarty

Screen of a desktop computer open to an online job application form sits on a desk with an open notebook with colorful sticky notes on it, some folders, and a desk lamp.

2 Life Changing Stories Reveal the Most Dependable People Around You

How can you tell who the most dependable people around you are? Social circles influence people’s lives to a large extent. When you associate with positive people, you can become brighter; when you associate with negative people, you can become depressed; when you associate with honest people, you can become open-minded and encourage each other; and ...

Michael Segarty

The word 'dependable' spelled out with wooden blocks on a mint green and grey background.

How Do People Accumulate Blessings?

Chinese people are famed for being hard-working, especially those living in mainland China who understand that achievements or blessings depend on hard work, and if you do not strive to achieve, it means that you will accomplish nothing. Striving hard is only on the surface level. Whether or not there are achievements or blessings is determined ...

Michael Segarty

The Grand Hall, Wang Yangming's former residence.

Only ‘Blessed People’ Know Where Blessings Come From

There is well-being in a home that accumulates virtue, as blessings abound. If you are willing to give warmth to others, this warmth will not disappear, but it will be preserved in the hearts of those who received such warmth. The giving of that warmth is a reward in itself. When you are in need, others ...

Michael Segarty

A tree with pink blossoms beside a stream with an ancient Chinese-style house in the background.

Ukrainian Know-How Used to Build Chinese Naval Power (Part 2)

In Part 1, we discussed Chinese naval power and discovered that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s aircraft carrier Liaoning, along with their first J-15 carrier-based aircraft the QC280 gas turbine and subsequent warships, all originated from Ukrainian technology and know-how. Chinese naval power came from Ukraine In addition to the above, the CCP purchased four ...

Michael Segarty

A docked Ukraine-built 'Zubr' amphibious hovercraft.

Ukrainian Know-How Used to Build Chinese Naval Power (Part 1)

Which country has helped build the Chinese Navy? It is neither Russia nor the Soviet Union, nor the United States. It is Ukraine that is responsible for Chinese naval power. Ukraine is the second-largest republic of the former Soviet Union, after Russia. Ukraine was an important R&D and production base for the USSR Navy during the ...

Michael Segarty

Big ship under repair on a floating dry dock in shipyard.

Miracles, Wonders, and Enlightenment Left by Ancient Cultivation Cultures (Part 1)

For thousands of years, spiritual practice and cultivation principles have been part of Chinese culture and civilization. Countless stories of practitioners becoming immortals, becoming enlightened, and attaining supernatural powers have been passed down and recorded in the annals of history. However, the world is full of skeptics and doubters who don’t believe in enlightenment. No ...

Michael Segarty

Clouds over the mountains.

Fatal Retribution for the Wanton Slaughter of Sacred Turtles

The subjects of karma and retribution have long been widely discussed throughout the ages in the cultures of the Eastern and Western worlds. This account tells the true story of the severe retribution meted out to a group of people for savagely slaughtering and eating released turtles. It was emphasized by the author that this ...

Michael Segarty

Small turtle on a rock in a pond in a traditional Chinese garden near Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

Wolf Messing: Amazing Polish Psychic and Mind Reader

This is a brief story about the life of the legendary Polish mystic and amazing mind reader Wolf Messing. He discovered that he had supernatural and telepathic abilities at a very young age. He quickly found work performing mind-reading acts in theatres and then in a circus with these extraordinary abilities. Wolf Messing became well ...

Michael Segarty

Wolf Messing.

Emperor Qianlong Remembered His Beloved Empress Xiaoxianchun for 51 Years

Empress Xiaoxianchun, or Lady Fuca (1712-1748), was one of the three most well-known empresses in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Even though she did not have the illustrious political achievements of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and the high position of Empress Dowager Cixi, her life of only 37 years nonetheless was virtually perfect. Therefore, she was highly ...

Michael Segarty

Empress Xiaoxianchun and Emperor Qianlong.