By Zhongxin, China In June 2016, the weather was hot. After a busy day outside, she went home in the evening and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. Unexpectedly, she found that her left breast had a soybean-sized lump which didn’t hurt when she applied pressure. Zhongxin thought it was inflammation caused […]
By Xiaotu, China It was early morning, just after a rain, and thin mist shrouded the village at the foot of the mountain. The village was only sometimes visible through the fog, like a fairyland on earth. In a warm, ordinary-looking farmhouse, Molian brought a muddy hoe to the gate, and urged her daughter-in-law inside […]
By Lizhi, Korea “Lizhi, something bad has happened. When Xiaodong was working on the building site, a ton of steel bars fell from high up and crushed him. He’s lost a lot of blood and his life is now hanging in the balance. He’s been taken to hospital, so you’d better hurry.” I was at […]
By Li Ai, Italy In early 2003, my baby that I had carried for over nine months suddenly died in the womb. This terrible event caused our entire family a lot of pain. I really wanted to have another child, but I was afraid I would lose it again, and so I developed postpartum depression. […]
By Zhongshi, China Hovering Between Life and Death After a Medical Emergency The evening of October 5, 2017, my youngest son Xunxun and his family came to my place for dinner, just like always, and afterward Xunxun went to the school to teach a class. A little after 8:00 p.m. my daughter-in-law called and said […]
By Wenjie “Mom, I want to do the operation this year.” “Yeah, it’s time. We’ve put it off too many years. Then when you go home let’s do it.” “Yeah, mom, so let’s settle everything and then go back home. Talk to you soon.” A storm of thoughts raced through Wenjie’s mind as she hung […]
By Xiangnan A farmer had an old mule, and one day the old mule accidentally fell into a deep well. Because the well was so deep, the farmer thought there was no way to save the old mule, and he decided to abandon it. But he didn’t have the heart to and, seeing the old […]
By Chen Yan, China Editor’s note: By saying that the poor can be happier than the wealthy, I do not mean that I am resentful to the rich, and it’s just my understanding from the following experiences of Chen Yan, the author of this article. Everyone has reasons to struggle for their living throughout their […]
In one early morning, I sat on the beach waiting for the sunrise. A soft sea breeze blew across my face, giving me a comfortable and refreshing feeling. Gentle waves rolled in with the breeze, as if they were also waiting for the coming of a new day and the sunshine. In the distance, the […]
If in your heart is a seed of happiness, you will grow smiles on your face. If in your heart is a seed of bitterness, you will expose sorrow. If in your heart is a seed of hatred, you will give vent to resentment. If in your heart is a seed of evil, you will […]