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The origins of bad luck, according to ancient wisdom
Many ancient sayings from Western and Eastern cultures encouraged people to treat others with kindness and do good deeds. By doing that, they would receive blessings and avoid bad luck. The ancient Chinese also attached ...
Peter Rabbit: why it is still one of the greats of children’s literature
Since the days of Aesop, animals have been used as vehicles by which humankind has addressed its moral, ethical and cultural identity. For some, this serves to misrepresent animals, privileging anthropomorphism at the expense of ...
A gift from the Gods
In February of 1988, in Hebei province in China, some ten kilometers northeast of the city of Handan, farmers working in their fields stumbled upon an unprecedented finding: a stone dragon that was an astounding ...
Mysterious prophecy: The white feathered bird signals the destiny of the Chinese Communism and Xi Jinping
The occurence in China inevitably recalls to mind the prophecy about the destiny of the Chinese government (regime?), which was revealed through a secret book circulated in the folklore: “Tie ban tu.”
Steve Jobs: A life and death that touched people
Steve Jobs had liver transplant surgery in 2009 and died two years later. His untimely passing saddened people all over the world, but in his final years, he had no regrets. Earlier in 2009, Apple President ...
The legend of the kind dandelion
In spring, the green grass in parks is covered with dandelions. With her thin waist, long leaves and hair flowing in the air like gossamer strands in the springtime sun, the dandelion mom clings kindly ...
How we tracked down the only known sculpture of a WWI Indigenous soldier
Germany, 1918. Wünsdorf prisoner-of-war camp, not far from Berlin. An Australian Indigenous POW, Douglas Grant, sits as a model for a portrait bust by a German Jewish sculptor, Rudolf Marcuse. The completed work is remarkable and ...
Lessons about leadership skills from outstanding US presidents
George Washington had more personality than just a great general capable of persuading people. His leadership style, vision, and courage united a country engulfed in war and directed it onto the road of wealth and ...
Chuck Feeney: From poverty to philanthropy
Chuck (Charles Francis) Feeney was born into an Irish family in 1931 in the working-class neighborhood of Elmora, in Elizabeth City, New Jersey. Born into a poor family, he soon had to earn a living for ...
Secret Battle: powerful World War I novel that put the firing squad on trial
During World War I there was one military execution on average for every week of the war. Soldiers were executed for offences including cowardice, desertion, mutiny, disobedience, assisting the enemy or striking a senior officer. ...
Historical imprint in painting: Why do enlightened beings and cultivators demonstrate great divine power?
From ancient times, when it came to the word "cultivation" people would always think of the mysterious East and not understand the depth of cultivation. ... In fact, for over thousands of years, the West ...
The art of being strict with yourself and tolerant of others
"Even the most confused and obfuscated person is able to wake up and clear his head well when examining the faults of others. And a very intelligent person becomes rather silly when excusing for his ...
Cheaters never prosper
When the college admission cheating case broke out in March 2019, it shocked America. This serious incident would make us once again revisit our own parenting. It should be noted that the cases were just accidentally ...
History of karmic retribution: Corrupt official loses all his fortune
There is a millennial belief that goodness is rewarded with kindness, and wickedness with wickedness. It is said that the gods are righteous and do not reward or punish, because the way one behaving out ...
A concise history of the US abortion debate
On Nov. 14, 1972, a controversial two-part episode of the groundbreaking television show, “Maude” aired. Titled “Maude’s Dilemma,” the episodes chronicled the decision by the main character to have an abortion. The landmark Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was ...
Super-model Pooja Mor shares how one meditation keeps her grounded in the world of glamour
Poised to become one of the emerging faces of diversity in fashion, this New York-based Indian model’s story is one of faith, perseverance, and a clear belief in trusting one’s instincts.
In Notre Dame fire, echoes of the 1837 blaze that destroyed Russia’s Winter Palace
In a city graced with remarkable architecture, the cathedral of Notre Dame may be Paris’ most striking edifice. So when it was engulfed by a fire that toppled its spire, it seemed as if more than a ...
Media bias has been turned away by the readers
Media bias has become a powerful tool in the power and propaganda war in the technological age. U.S. mainstream media’s effort in making up a completely different image of the incumbent president - Donald Trump ...
As great as a mom may be, kids still need their dads
“Smokin’ Joe,” a biography of late heavyweight boxing champion and 3-time Muhammad Ali foil Joe Frazier, was recently reviewed by Gordon Marion in The Wall Street Journal. Among the notable details is the fact that ...
Habits determine destiny: These are the 13 habits that make a billionaire
Every rich man building a fortune from nothing has his own tale, but each one has the same 13 ‘good habits.’ These good habits are far from difficult for each for us to follow. Let’s ...
