Empathy? In Denmark they’re learning it in school
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A compulsory subject of study which is taught an hour a week in the “Klassens tid”, where students learn to help their classmates and compete only with themselves
Denmark is one of the happiest countries in the world. This is according to the UN’s World Happiness Report, an important survey that since 2012 classifies the happiness of 155 countries in the world, and that for seven years has placed Denmark among the top three happiest countries on a global level. The fact that teaching empathy has been mandatory since 1993 in schools in Denmark is a factor that contributes to the happiness of the country.
Malawian Teen Taught Himself How To Build A Windmill From Junk, Brought Power To His Village, ALL Learned From Library Books!
Get this boy in a prominent position, make him famous, let him inspire!
We are joining a call from Anonymous who posted a very simple message, they say the media is blacking out the importance of Malawian Teen William Kamkwamba. He taught himself how to build a windmill from junk, brought power to his village, learned from books he read in the library!
BBC: SIKHS ARE THE MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
It preaches help for the poor and loving thy neighbour but now a new study has provided evidence that religion can make people more generous in their everyday lives.
Research commissioned by the BBC found that people who profess a religious belief are significantly more likely to give to charity than non-believers.
Sikhs and Jews emerged as the most likely to share their worldly goods with a good cause, just ahead of Christians, Hindus and Muslims.
This 76-Year-Old Garhwali Woman Planted A Forest To Save Her Village!
It is often stated that age is just a number when you’re utterly dedicated for working towards your passion or interest. A perfect epitome for this statement is Prabha Devi’s life story, a 76 year-old woman who has planted an entire forest on her own in her village. Even approaching 70s has not stopped her for working towards the conservation of the forest ecosystem and we’re left speechless with her enigmatic energy and tireless efforts. The tranquil village of Palashat which comes under the district of Rudraprayag now has a forest entirely planted by her on a small holding of land. Located a few kilometers away from her home, her routine consists of walking to the forest everyday till and spending most of her time working there. The sight of tall trees gives her a sigh of relief as she has built a legacy of her own to leave behind for her upcoming generations as well as for the villagers. His son, Manish Semwal, a 44-year-old working professional admits that she couldn’t even spend a day away from her forest.
Andhra Vet Risks Life to Save 300+ Wild Animals, Shows True Humanity!
From snakes, monkeys, mouse-deer, and leopards, he has tended to an army of animals in the past decade.
32 years ago, in the Visakha agency area, Visakhapatnam district, a coffee merchant and a humble homemaker bore a son, and decided to name him Phaneendra. A name that finds its roots in Indian mythology and means the ‘king of serpents’ or ‘snakes.’ Yet, unlike his name, growing up, Phaneendra was terrified of snakes. At 32, Phaneendra, who graduated from the NTR Veterinary College Gannavaram as a veterinarian, has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 stray and distressed wildlife animals!
They realized a crack house was across the street. Here’s how this couple turned around their Wisconsin neighborhood.
More than two decades ago, Sharon Adams moved back to her childhood home in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood outside of Milwaukee after living in New York City for 30 years.
Touching Moment Sees Owner Reunited With Painting Stolen Decades Ago
Woman Reunites With Painting Stolen From Home 30 Years Ago
It was a touching moment as people were reunited with art stolen from them decades earlier.
A reputable auction house earlier this year informed the Los Angeles Police Department they had come across art they believed to be stolen, officials said.
Recovered pieces included two Picassos, a work from Joan Miró and a picture and letter signed by President Ronald Reagan when he was governor of California, as well as an autograph by Marlon Brando, CBS Los Angeles reported.
Detective Mel Vergara told Inside Edition that there was a specific painting that caught the auction house’s attention.
Woman Creates ‘A Doll Like Me’ For Children Who Have Disabilities
As nice as it is to find a personalized key chain that lines up with your name in a gift shop, those of us with unusual names often don’t have that luxury. But ultimately, that’s not a big deal. There are other ways to make our luggage stand out, and many of our places are cluttered up enough.
But there’s another case where personalizing keepsakes to match their owners seriously matters and one doll-maker is doing her part to make a massive difference.
A diamond on a muddy road
Gudo was the emperor’s teacher of his time. Nevertheless, he used to travel alone as a wandering mendicant. Once when he was on his was to Edo, the cultural and political center of the shogunate, he approached a little village named Takenaka. It was evening and a heavy rain was falling. Gudo was thoroughly wet. His straw sandals were in pieces. At a farmhouse near the village he noticed four or five pairs of sandals in the window and decided to buy some dry ones.
The woman who offered him the sandals, seeing how wet he was, invited him in to remain for the night at her home. Gudo accepted, thanking her. He entered and recited a sutra before the family shrine. He then was introduced to the woman’s mother, and to her children. Observing that the entire family was depressed, Gudo asked what was wrong.
“My husband is a gambler and a drunkard,” the housewife told him. “When he happens to win he drinks and becomes abusive. When he loses he borrows money from others. Sometimes when he becomes thoroughly drunk he does not come home at all. What can I do?”
I will help him,” said Gudo. “Here is some money. Get me a gallon of fine wine and something good to eat. Then you may retire. I will meditate before the shrine.”
When the man of the house returned about midnight, quite drunk, he bellowed: “Hey, wife, I am home. Have you something for me to eat?”
“I have something for you,” said Gudo. “I happened to get caught in the rain and your wife kindly asked me to remain here for the night. In return I have bought some wine and fish, so you might as well have them.”
The man was delighted. He drank the wine at once and laid himself down on the floor. Gudo sat in meditation beside him.
In the morning when the husband awoke he had forgotten about the previous night. “Who are you? Where do you come from?” he asked Gudo, who still was meditating.
“I am Gudo of Kyoto and I am going on to Edo,” replied the Zen master.
The man was utterly ashamed. He apologized profusely to the teacher of his emperor.
Gudo smiled. “Everything in this life is impermanent,” he explained. “Life is very brief. If you keep on gambling and drinking, you will have no time left to accomplish anything else, and you will cause your family to suffer too.”
The perception of the husband awoke as if from a dream. “You are right,” he declared. “How can I ever repay you for this wonderful teaching! Let me see you off and carry your things a little way.”
“If you wish,” assented Gudo.
The two started out. After they had gone three miles Gudo told him to return. “Just another five miles,” he begged Gudo. They continued on.
“You may return now,” suggested Gudo.
“After another ten miles,” the man replied.
“Return now,” said Gudo, when the ten miles had been passed.
“I am going to follow you all the rest of my life,” declared the man.
Modern Zen teachers in Japan spring from the lineage of a famous master who was the successor of Gudo. His name was Mu-nan, the man who never turned back.
Interpretation:
We all know the path we need to do walk on but give up rather soon most of the time. Wherever we may be at in our lives, by walking on the right path, we shall indeed obtain enlightenment.
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