Unexpected acts of kindness can deeply affect those around us. Here are two classic stories about people who were touched by the kindness of others. A child’s heart of kindness A single woman moved into a new apartment. She found that her next-door neighbors were a poor family — a widow bringing up her two ...
Bernie worked for a law firm in the United States. Little did he know what fate had in store for him. He took on many immigrants’ cases and was frequently called late at night to the detention unit of the migration office to pick up people. He often had to deal with police and gangsters at ...
At the foot of Mount Liangshan in Shandong Province, China, there lives a senior lady, now in her eighties. Her name is Ma Chun. From the time Chun was a little girl, she practiced Buddhism and ate only vegetarian food. Ma Chun is a straightforward, down-to-earth kind-hearted lady with a heavenly bottle. This episode goes ...
It’s surprising how most existential questions hit you at the most random moments. These are questions that you find yourself facing more frequently than you would imagine. Yet, at some point, we always whisk them away under the rug of our everyday routine. We’re too busy “doing life” to face the truth of death. How ...
Guo Yuanzhen, born in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was easy-going and generous. At the age of 16, he entered the Imperial Academy to study and his parents sent him 400,000 yuan for tuition money and living costs. Guo’s tuition fees One day, a person dressed in mourning clothes unexpectedly knocked at the door. He told ...
Taipei in May and June of 1981 was hot and humid. My four children wanted to go for a walk. We went out, and as we were passing Hengyang Road, an old man suddenly ran toward us, insistent on telling me my fortune. I refused his request many times until the situation became uncomfortable. The ...
Acts of kindness touch human hearts in a way few things do. A person who helps another in their time of need undoubtedly deserves recognition, encouragement, and followers. In the UK, a 52-year-old plumber, James Anderson, is trending online after media reported that he runs a not-for-profit company offering his services for free to vulnerable ...
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