The Cold Within Six humans trapped by happenstance in black and bitter cold Each possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story’s told. Their dying fire in need of logs, the first woman held hers back For on the faces around the fire She noticed one was black. The next man looking ‘cross the…
Life Speed (Poem)
LIFE SPEED Have you ever watched kids on the merry-go-round, or listened to rain slapping the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,or gazed at the sun fading into the night? You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last. Do you run through each day on the fly….
A Lotus Meditation
(Buddhist value: Like a lotus flower that grows out of the mud and blossoms above the muddy water surface, we can rise above our defilements and sufferings of life) Imagine that you are a lotus seed buried beneath a muddy lotus pond. There is mud all around you, and you can feel them clearly. Above…
Sharpen your axe (Inspirational Story)
Sharpen Your Axe A young man approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked for a job. “That depends,” replied the foreman. “Let’s see you fell this tree.” The young man stepped forward, and skilfully felled a great tree. Impressed, the foreman exclaimed, “You can start Monday.” Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday rolled by —…
A Complete Person (Taoism & Confucianism)
A complete person People of virtue say many memorable things; but those who say memorable things, are not necessarily virtuous. Benevolent people possess courage; but those with courage are not necessarily benevolent. There may be wise people who are not benevolent. But foolish people are never benevolent. If you are poor, it is difficult not…
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