Culture

Culture 10/10/19, 11:19

Loyalty was a common virtue in ancient China, but hardly anyone reached the extent of the official in the story below. Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283 A.D.) was a Chinese poet and politician in the last years of ...

Culture 10/07/19, 15:26

The song "Happy Birthday to you" has become an iconic masterpiece, ranked by the Guinness Book of Records as the most recognized song in the English language and translated into at least twenty languages. However, ...

Culture 10/05/19, 15:26

I have watched the Shen Yun Performing Arts performances in both Taiwan and America and often found audiences leaving the show in tears of joy, excitement, amazement, and thrill. Many shared in the interviews that ...

Culture 10/02/19, 15:12

It is widely but mistakenly understood that the sexual liberation movement in its early days had the ultimate aim of fighting for and obtaining women’s emancipation. That belief is, in fact, incorrect since a completely ...

Culture 10/01/19, 15:07

According to historical records, each Chinese emperor had a substantial number of concubines. Were they merely there for the satisfaction of the emperor's lust or were they there for another purpose?  The RULE of Selecting an ...

Culture 09/28/19, 10:10

When Diane was walking home alone on that alley that night, what happened next was beyond her wildest dream. Diane is a young university student. One day, she went to a party but she ended up ...

Culture 09/24/19, 11:22

This is the story of a simple school task reaching into the lives of a whole class and staying with them for a lifetime. Helen used to teach at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota, ...

Culture 09/23/19, 14:32

Who is truly good among us? The following story will show you the answer.  A doctor, a lawyer, a priest, and a boy were on a private jet on a Sunday afternoon. Suddenly, the aircraft engine ...

Culture 09/21/19, 14:10

Legendary writer and activist Helen Keller stands out not only for her work, but also for her inspirational sayings about dealing with the challenges of life and fate.  Her central message to the world remains encapsulated ...

Culture 09/13/19, 10:51

Little House on the Prairie is, for most of us, an iconic and endearing representation of the simpler side of life. A charming nod to a day gone age of living field to table, fist ...

Culture 09/12/19, 23:03

This is the story of a brutal medical experiment, pitting nature against nurture, in the name of exploring gender, that brought a family to a tragic end.  David Reimer is said to be one of the ...

Culture 09/11/19, 11:47

It is a story about the tragic life and love of a talented young couple. It was the love for art and the shared spiritual path that brought them together, ironically though, it was the ...

Culture 09/10/19, 09:48

As the ancient saying goes, ‘good is rewarded with good, and bad is rewarded with bad’.  In compliance with this saying, it follows suit that honesty will bring about countless rewards and blessings. This story is ...

Culture 09/04/19, 16:01

According to psychiatrists, depressed people are often those who think too much about how to attain success and happiness. People seemingly only rejoice in the success they gain and hardly accept that failure is also ...

Culture 08/31/19, 13:08

It is said that a compliment, delivered at the most opportune moment, has the power to change a life. This, at least, was true for one little boy from the high mountains of Chicago. Half a ...

Culture 08/29/19, 15:48

In the 1932 Summer Olympics, the whole stadium was made speechless upon the sight of a crippled athlete among the others in the pit. The young man that silenced the crowd was none other than ...