Inspired
The Epoch Times' Inspired section features uplifting stories about people, ideas, and events that inspire us to create a better world | Read on for heartwarming tales of courage, resilience, and innovation.
Inspired | LATEST STORIES
As Postmodernism Embraces Fervour, This Artist Finds Meditation in Every Precise Stroke
‘For two hours, everything else goes away, you just are so focused ... It is so good it’s almost a meditation,’ says watercolourist Anne Maree O'Brien.
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In a Lonely Modern World, One Woman Finds Meaning in a Practice From the Past
‘I felt very, very grateful and blessed to find what I had been searching for and to fill the hole,’ said Amy Duncan from Sydney.
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Perfectly Imperfect: How This Author Is Resisting AI With a 1,500-Year-Old Craft
Children’s author Alison Stegert is joining a growing community of illumination artists.
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The Wild World War II Adventure of a Downed P-51 Fighter Pilot
Joseph Peterburs recalls his time as a fighter pilot, being shot down, escaping a POW camp, and besting and befriending a German ace.
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5 Quotes From Confucius That Still Apply Today
From the right to education to empathy, moral leadership, and balance—Confucius’ words have traveled across 25 centuries and still find their mark.
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How One Exhibit Is Using Kindness to Expose Beijing’s Hidden Brutalities
‘These virtues can only help us to inspire to make the world a kinder and more just and more compassionate place,’ said Mayor Sue Heins.
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Dolores Hart: The Actress Who Gave Up Fame for Faith
In this latest installment of When Character Counted, we meet the actress who exchanged the glamour of Hollywood for a nun’s habit and the monastic life.
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The Movement That Teaches Kids to Learn From History’s Greats Instead of Cancelling Them
‘We don’t read Shakespeare to find out all the problems with him. We read Shakespeare to find out about ourselves,’ one principal says.
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Finding the Meaning of Freedom in Half an Egg: Political Prisoner’s Reflections After 1,000 Days Behind Chinese Bars
Journalist Cheng Lei was also critical of those who continue to promote the CCP, warning of ‘karma.’
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Running on Faith: A Heart Transplant Survivor’s Story
When doctors told Andy Pilskalns that he could die at any moment, he turned to prayer—and the mountains.
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The 700-Year War: An Aussie Scientist’s Mission to Disarm Ukraine’s Deadliest Legacy
‘It was calculated that approximately 30 percent of Ukraine’s [territory] is now affected by mines,’ says environmental scientist Allen Dobrovolsky.
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As Postmodernism Embraces Fervour, This Artist Finds Meditation in Every Precise Stroke
‘For two hours, everything else goes away, you just are so focused ... It is so good it’s almost a meditation,’ says watercolourist Anne Maree O'Brien.
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In a Lonely Modern World, One Woman Finds Meaning in a Practice From the Past
‘I felt very, very grateful and blessed to find what I had been searching for and to fill the hole,’ said Amy Duncan from Sydney.
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Perfectly Imperfect: How This Author Is Resisting AI With a 1,500-Year-Old Craft
Children’s author Alison Stegert is joining a growing community of illumination artists.
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The Wild World War II Adventure of a Downed P-51 Fighter Pilot
Joseph Peterburs recalls his time as a fighter pilot, being shot down, escaping a POW camp, and besting and befriending a German ace.
|
5 Quotes From Confucius That Still Apply Today
From the right to education to empathy, moral leadership, and balance—Confucius’ words have traveled across 25 centuries and still find their mark.
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How One Exhibit Is Using Kindness to Expose Beijing’s Hidden Brutalities
‘These virtues can only help us to inspire to make the world a kinder and more just and more compassionate place,’ said Mayor Sue Heins.
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Dolores Hart: The Actress Who Gave Up Fame for Faith
In this latest installment of When Character Counted, we meet the actress who exchanged the glamour of Hollywood for a nun’s habit and the monastic life.
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The Movement That Teaches Kids to Learn From History’s Greats Instead of Cancelling Them
‘We don’t read Shakespeare to find out all the problems with him. We read Shakespeare to find out about ourselves,’ one principal says.
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Finding the Meaning of Freedom in Half an Egg: Political Prisoner’s Reflections After 1,000 Days Behind Chinese Bars
Journalist Cheng Lei was also critical of those who continue to promote the CCP, warning of ‘karma.’
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Running on Faith: A Heart Transplant Survivor’s Story
When doctors told Andy Pilskalns that he could die at any moment, he turned to prayer—and the mountains.
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The 700-Year War: An Aussie Scientist’s Mission to Disarm Ukraine’s Deadliest Legacy
‘It was calculated that approximately 30 percent of Ukraine’s [territory] is now affected by mines,’ says environmental scientist Allen Dobrovolsky.
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