Editor's Pick, Wisdom

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.

Former Korean Child Prodigy: Happiness Comes From Ordinary Things

Would being the most intelligent person on the planet make you happy? Not necessarily — the life of a former South Korean child prodigy is proof of that. Deemed to be one of the most intelligent people ever born in the world, Kim Ung-yong showed exceptional abilities from childhood, but he only found happiness when ...

Armin Auctor

Man holding a tablet that is seemingly projecting an IQ test as a futuristic hologram, an artist's rendering of augmented virtual reality.

Good Character Is Your Real Fortune

Your real fortune is neither beauty nor money; rather, it’s possessing good character, which is a passport to a good life. In an indifferent and unpredictable environment, your thinking and reactions depend on the quality of your character. There is a Chinese saying: “If one desires to make achievements in life, his first achievement must be to ...

Emma Lu

A small treasure chest with paper money and coins.

Honest Advice Grates on the Ear

Even for a great general like Liu Bang, honest advice could grate on the ear. During the last year of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang (256-195 B.C.) brought his troops to fight all the way to Qin’s capital city of Xianyang. Emperor Ziying turned pale with fright. Knowing that there was no way he could ...

Emma Lu

Liu Bang.

How a Poor Man’s Greed Cost Him Everything

Greed can cost a man everything. During a war, with more and more people fleeing the famine, Wang Laoliu picked up all his worldly possessions — a bag of sweet potatoes — and joined the departing villagers. Halfway to his destination, he came across a man and his son who were starving. The man was carrying a heavy bag.   When the man saw that ...

Emma Lu

A migrant worker from Nanjing, China, uses a tricycle to tow abandoned steel frames.

Compensation or Retribution for Good and Evil Deeds

More and more of the world’s people believe in atheism and evolution. They deny that “you reap what you sow,” and they deny that hell exists. They are deceiving their own selves and others. The existence of God and Buddhas is real and retribution for doing evil deeds as well as compensation and justice for doing ...

Michael Segarty

The Goddess of Justice.

The Three Treasures of Life: Integrity, Wonder, and Self-discipline

An old saying goes: “Only by knowing shame can we have self-esteem.” Shame is not far from reproach. With a sense of guilt and remorse, you feel ashamed of yourself when you do something wrong. You feel upset when you fall short of your efforts and let your family and friends down, as well as ...

Emma Lu

A red and white water lily.

Comedy News Programs Make Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share

In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather as trusted sources for news of the important events in America and around the world, delivered with gravitas and measured voices. The rise of comedy news programs, helmed by the likes of ...

Troy Oakes

A press conference.

Mastering the Art of Letting Go

Most modern societies around the world deem the worth of a human through how much control he or she has over the rest of the community. Success is determined by this metric where you try to enforce your control over your fellow beings. This is basically what most governments do to their citizens and corporations ...

Nspirement Staff

A sunflower.

How a Servant’s Loyalty Earned the Respect of the King

This is a story of loyalty. At the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin kingdom sent an army to attack the Wei kingdom. The Qin army won a significant victory. However, the Wei kingdom’s young prince escaped. The king of Qin sent an order to the kingdom of Wei: “Anyone who can capture ...

Nspirement Staff

Moss on a rock.