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The Unexpected Rewards from the Mistakes
An MRI study by USC and a group of international researchers has found that having the opportunity to learn from failure can turn it into a positive experience – but only if the brain has a chance to learn from its mistakes. The following stories echo the same results of the USC MRI study. “Failure …
Win or Lose
The image is from https://pixabay.com/zh/photos/search/ A Bet When a monk came back from cutting wood from a mountain, He saw a teenager on the road. The teenager caught a butterfly and held it in his hand. The young man saw the monk and asked him to make a bet. The monk asked: “What would I …
Getting Away From Habitual Thought–Zhuge Liang
If you would like to have background music(RED CLIFF Theme Song) while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. The Chu incident (reference) also reminds me of a story about Zhuge Liang, who is considered the most popular strategic general in Chinese history. This story is called the “Empty City Strategem” and it …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 2
天下皆知美之為美，斯惡已。 皆知善之為善，斯不善已。 故有無相生，難易相成，長短相較，高下相傾，音聲相和，前後相隨。 是以聖人處無為之事，行不言之教；萬物作焉而不辭，生而不有。為而不恃，功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。 When the people of the Earth all know beauty as beauty, There arises (the recognition of) ugliness. When the people of the Earth all know the good as good, There arises (the recognition of) evil. Therefore: Being and non-being interdepend in growth; Difficult and easy interdepend in completion; Long and …
Is It Full?
What people think is only an illusion. The Tao of heaven does not overflow, and all things are filled. So all things will continue to grow, not to be filled, but learn anew. Everything in the world is changing ceaselessly, filled then emptied, gained then lost. When pushed to the limit, the Tao reverses but is never exhausted..满只是人们以为的一种假象，天道不盈，万物不满。万物生生不息，不盈而常新。天地万物，都是一个动词，都在不停地变化之中，盈而后亏，得而后失，物极必反，天道不息。
We Are The World
The image is from https://www.flickriver.com/photos/christito/2888775716/. I hope this video serves as comfort during these bleak times. When life gets rough, I always resort to music first. With the combined force of 24 student cellists from around the world, we wish to share that experience with you through “The Swan” from Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the …
Story Of Appreciation
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Recently, my friend asked me the reason why I posted the first article “Oh, mom! I love you!” and dedicated it to my mom. In truth, I never told her that I loved her and I was …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 67
Lao Tzu has three treasures that he holds and cherishes: one is called compassion, the second is conservation, and the third is not to be seen above and ahead of the others.
老子有三寶，一是慈悲，二是保守，三是不可超越。
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 22
曲則全，枉則直，窪則盈，弊則新，少則得，多則惑。 是以聖人抱一為天下式。 不自見，故明；不自是，故彰；不自伐，故有功；不自矜，故長。 夫唯不爭，故天下莫能與之爭。 古之所謂曲則全者，豈虛言哉！誠全而歸之。 To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to become straight. To be hollow is to be filled. To be tattered is to be renewed. To be in want is to possess. To have plenty is to be confused. Therefore the Sage embraces the One, And becomes …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 29
將欲取天下而為之，吾見其不得已。 天下神器，不可為也，為者敗之，執者失之。 故物或行或隨；或歔或吹；或強或羸；或挫或隳。 是以聖人去甚，去奢，去泰。 There are those who will conquer the world And make of it (what they conceive or desire). I see that they will not succeed. (For) the world is God’s own Vessel It cannot be made (by human interference). He who makes it spoils it. He who holds it loses it. For: …
Rebirth of a Fraud Victim:A Blessing in Disguise(22)
Ah-Ma Burns Movie Poster A Blessing in Disguise After the scam, once I had reported it to the police, the very first thing I did was call Maria, my agent. “Please don’t send me any auditions for now,” I told her. “I’m not in the mood to act.” At that time, even forcing a smile …
