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In Ancient China, Virtuous Doctors Received Heaven’s Blessings

The ancients valued moral conduct, and this was true across all professions and industries. For example, doctors should uphold medical ethics, merchants should uphold commercial ethics, and officials should uphold bureaucratic ethics. The famous physician Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han Dynasty provided insightful explanations on the subject stating that “medicine is a practice of ...

Mikel Davis

In Beijing's Ditan Park, a sculpture of Sun Simiao, the Tang Dynasty medical scientist who was later known as the king of medicine.

Time-Honored Stories Used to Guide Students to Be Good and Kind to Others

Friendship and goodwill among people will bring harmony to society. However, to achieve this, individuals must practice seeing and being good and kind to others around them, no matter what rank they hold within society or what inherent abilities and talents each possesses.  Each life is predestined to experience good and bad times, and none ...

Emma Lu

Friendship in Chinese and English carved into a stone.

A Young Man’s Compassion Helps Save His Village

Many folklores and myths tell us the origin of our world, stars, and the moon. They also offer moral lessons about virtues such as compassion, generosity, love, patience, and more while discouraging greed, trickery, and envy, among other vices.  However, most traditional folktales and myths are fading away with the spread of technology. Today’s knowledge ...

Nathan Machoka

A mouse sitting on a log.

The History of the Teddy Bear: Comfort Born from Compassion

Everyone raised with love and care had at least one teddy bear. Teddy bears have become a global symbol of love, nostalgia, and comfort, providing a companion to young children and shaping their childhood memories. Many adults still sleep with their favorite teddy bear from childhood, but few know that the first teddy bear was ...

Viena Abdon

A teddy bear.

Selfless Acts of Brotherhood

Selflessness is one of the rarest virtues, and selfless acts often move Heaven and Earth. They may also lead to tangible rewards in the human world. In the long river of history, every family has their own stories of selfless brotherhood — brothers who fought for justice, brothers willing to give their lives to uphold ...

Jack Roberts

Ancient Chinese painting on a blue porcelain tray.

2 Stories Portraying Genuine Love and Caring Respect

There is nothing more important in life than simply understanding and having compassion for others. Here are two stories that portray genuine love and caring respect. 2 stories about genuine love and respect 1. A stranger’s care There was an old man who used his life savings to collect many priceless antiques. His wife passed ...

Emma Lu

A mural of a blue butterfly being held in someone's hands, painted on a brick wall.

A Stepmother Breaks Stereotype With Kindness Stronger Than Blood Ties

Stepmothers are often stereotyped, perhaps in part due to the treatment they receive in stories like Cinderella, as being wicked, unreasonable, and cruel. But in ancient China, in the state of Wei during the Zhou Dynasty, there once emerged a kind-hearted stepmother who, with virtues that are unimaginable today, positively influenced her five stepsons who ...

Mikel Davis

Chinese painting of a lotus flower.

10 Habits That Create Successful People

Good habits determine a good life. Your life is the sum of countless habits. If you develop these good habits, you are not far from success. See how many you can do. 10 good habits successful people use 1. Go to bed without the phone The allure of cell phones is too great for modern ...

Emma Lu

A woman celebrating the day.

3 Stories of the Power of Kindness

Traditional Chinese culture is full of stories of kindness, and the divine rewards those who express it for their good deeds. Mr. Fan’s wife was on the verge of death from tuberculosis. A doctor told Fan: “Please use 100 sparrows and grind them into powder to make pills. After taking them for thirty-six days, take ...

Emma Lu

Sparrows perched on branches.

Film Review: ‘Silver Screen Dreams’

Under warm sunlight, on a hillside in a wheelchair, a woman is reading — that is the still image from New Century Films’ latest release, Silver Screen Dreams. The scene is pure and beautiful, like a poem that arouses the imagination. But what kind of story is it? What has the woman in the wheelchair ...

Nspirement Staff

'Silver Screen Dreams.'