conscientious, heart disease, kindness, moral, regret, thief

A Conscientious Thief Saved an Elderly Woman

In the early morning of June 26, 2010, a thief in Gansu, China, snuck into a house near the wholesale vegetable market. It happened that an old woman was alone in the house and suffered a heart attack when he was looking for valuable property in the room. The situation was critical, and eventually, the ...

Emma Lu

Sunrise through a bedroom window.

To Avoid Having Regrets, Don’t Do These 6 Things

Throughout your lifetime, you have undoubtedly had some regrets. Perhaps some regrets were significant, while some were small, and you wish you had more guidance to do better next time. The good news is history has left us ancient wisdom to help guide us. One such example of wisdom comes from Kou Zhun, a famous ...

Tatiana Denning

A stack of Chinese money.

The 6 Types of Regret and How Their Lessons Can Better Your Future

Life is difficult, and sometimes you have regrets, but you can always make a better future. There was a famous grand chancellor of China’s Song Dynasty named Kou Zhun, who left behind a brief but legendary article describing six types of regret. It is only 42 characters long but has had a great impact on ...

Emma Lu

Zeng Guofan.

The Day After My Divorce

The divorce finally went through yesterday. Even though my parents opposed this because they believed our two children would not have a complete home, I couldn’t bear it anymore. I feel sorry for our children, but I will provide them with child support so they are not wanting. They will still carry on my family ...

Emma Lu

A divorce.