Category: People

The Secrets of Dealing With People: Advice From an American Classic

In The Epoch Times article “An American Mindset,” Scott Mann reflects on the broken trust and lack of connection in our country and urges us to work toward what he calls “bridging trust.” He writes, “How we conduct ourselves at an individual level, and at a community level, will set the tone for how we…


Bus Driver Takes Detour So Woman Could Visit Mom in Care Home During COVID Pandemic

When a south Belfast bus driver encountered a woman who’d gotten on the wrong bus, he soon discovered why her simple mistake left her panicking and in tears. The woman, Jacqueline Mason, was heading to visit her 79-year-old mother at Bradley Manor care home on Dec. 9, 2020. But restrictions due to the pandemic strictly…


Woman Shamed After Giving Birth by C-section: ‘How Can You Call Yourself a Mother?’

A new mom has shared a powerful post explaining how she was shamed and told she was not a “real mother” because she had a C-section instead of a natural birth. Like most moms-to-be, Sunny Tucker, 23, from Adelaide, South Australia, had a clear birth plan of how she wanted to bring her little boy…


Blissful Bride Who Towers Over Her Husband Silences Critics: ‘Love Knows No Boundaries’

A newlywed Kenyan couple with a huge height difference has never let naysayers hold them back. Although Lilian Wawira Gatimu may tower over her husband, Ezekiel Mwangi Maina, at almost twice his height, she insists she loves him just the way he is. Lilian, 28, who stands at over 7 feet tall, and Mwangi, 33, who…


Woman Adopted Abandoned Baby With 3 Percent of Brain, Giving Her a Home While She Lived

After taking on a 10-day abandoned baby girl with a disease that left her with only 3 percent of her brain, missionary Addisyn López felt in her heart that there should be a place for terminally ill children to be “loved until the very end.” She thus established one at her family’s children’s home in Guatemala….


Young Mom Who Co-owns a Film Production Company Shares Mantra to Peace Amid Chaos

After the challenging 2020 marred by the CCP virus pandemic, people everywhere seem to long for a stress-busting mantra leading to a chaos-free, peaceful life. A young Swedish entrepreneur who went through a host of issues in her early twenties shares the passkey to make radical life-transformation possible. Andrea Elvhage, 39, the co-owner of Fenix Film…


Texas Couple Adopts Four Siblings Over Zoom, Helps Others Become Fosterers

A Plano, Texas, couple has opened up their home and their hearts by becoming adoptive parents to four siblings from a neglected home. In a sign of the times, the adoption was finalized via Zoom on Dec. 15, 2020. Both technology specialists, adoptive parents Yves and Khalila Hughes now hope to help other kids in…


Woman Deals Instant Karma to ‘Porch Pirate’ by Filling Fake Package With Cat Litter

When an Ontario woman got tired of having packages stolen from her front porch, she decided it was time to give the gift of instant karma to her (not-so-)friendly neighborhood “porch pirates.” So, she decided to surprise the next burglar by emptying her cat litter into an Amazon box, resealing it, and placing it outside…


Woman With Vitiligo Was Mocked, but Became a Model, Urges: ‘It Doesn’t Matter What They Think’

A woman with a rare skin condition causing patchy, irregular skin pigmentation is being hailed for speaking out about her experience on Instagram. Iomikoe Johnson, of Baytown, Texas, owns her own cosmetics line, Perfectly Painted Cosmetics. The business owner is also a model, and she has a skin condition called vitiligo. Vitiligo causes irregular skin pigmentation…


Man Grows Food on Traffic Island, Has Donated 20,000 Pounds of Produce to People in Need

A Beverly, Massachusetts, man is growing vegetables on a traffic island and donating them to people in need. Since 2016, the philanthropist has donated over 20,000 pounds (approx. 9,072 kg) of vegetables to the homeless community, local food pantries, and charities serving low-income families. John Fallon, 61, grew up in Beverly Farms and learned how…