My Battle Before Retirement
By Wen Xi, China I was born in the countryside, and when I was growing up, my family was very poor. I wore patched-up clothes when I went out, and th…
Is Parental Kindness a Debt That Can Never Be Repaid?
By Miaoxiao, China I grew up in a poor peasant family. My parents adopted me when they were almost 40 years old. Ever since I was old enough to under…
I Let Go of My Concerns and Feelings of Indebtedness Toward My Son
By Chen Xu, China I was born in a rural town, and my father was a dutiful and hardworking man. Though he didn’t talk much with me, he took on all the…
Can You Achieve Happiness by Pursuing a Perfect Marriage?
By Yiping, China When I was at school, I loved to listen to songs and read ancient poetry. Most of these works were themed on love. I was conditioned…
The Wisest Choice I Ever Made
By Jinyi, China I was born into an ordinary farming family, and my parents taught me from a young age that I had to study hard so that when I grew up,…
How to Treat Parents in Accordance With God’s Intention
By Xinyi, China When I was young, I often heard my grandmother say, “Look at that child from so-and-so’s family, what an uncaring ingrate, what an unf…
The Awakening of a Slave to Money
By Mei Hua, China When I was young, my family lived in a remote mountainous area. My parents made a living by farming, and life was quite tough. I hea…
How I Overcame the Grief of My Mother’s Passing
By Zihan, China In June 2019, I went to another region to do my duties. I didn’t return home for over a year, so my nonbelieving husband reported me a…
After Learning of My Parents’ Passing
By Xu Zhen, China My parents had always loved me dearly, ever since I was little, and they did hard physical labor to put my brother and me through sc…
How to Treat the Kindness of Being Raised by One’s Parents
By Shen Ming, China I was born in a rural family, and my parents made a living by farming. Since I can remember, my parents’ health had always been po…
How to Treat a Father’s Care and Protection
By Gu Nian, China In 2019, 18-year-old Mu Xi was arrested by the CCP for preaching the gospel, given a two-and-a-half-year sentence, and released in A…
Does Pursuing Fame and Gain Lead to a Happy Life?
By Liang Zhi, China In 1998, the company my wife and I worked at went bankrupt, and we both lost our jobs. At that time, our financial situation at ho…
How to Treat Parental Kindness
By Su Wei, China Since childhood, my family was relatively poor. Relatives and friends looked down on us, and even my grandparents rejected us. My mom…
I No Longer Place High Expectations on My Son
By Zhizhuo, China I grew up in the countryside, and life at home was very difficult. I envied the lives of city people and felt that only by studying …
My Struggle and Choice Between Marriage and Duty
By Yi An, China Ever since I was young, I always liked the idea of a harmonious and whole family, but when I was in elementary school, my father sudd…
What I Learned From My Daughter Falling Ill
By Li Xin, China I was in charge of the church’s sermon work. In July 2023, I left home to do my duty, and by this time, my daughter had gotten marri…
I No Longer Hope for My Son to Stand Out
By Chaoyue, China When I was young, I loved listening to accordion performances. Back in middle school, there was a girl in our class who could play …
I Now Know How to Treat My Daughter Properly
By Su Xin, China My parents didn’t have much education and could only do hard labor, so they placed great importance on my brother’s and my education…
