Where charity and love are, there God is. The love of Christ has gathered us into one. Let us exult, and in Him be joyful. Let us fear and let us love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love each other (and Him). Original text (Latin) Ubi …
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
To me, the neighbour in Heilbronn look like a stern man. He was not necessarily unfriendly, he was just very economical with his word and smile. “My wife is suffering from dementia, it is beyond my capability to take care of her. It’s time to send her to retirement home with special care.” He told …
Let me introduce you the popular dessert among Chinese and Japanese – the red bean soup. Culturally, red bean is a symbol of faithful love, according to the Chinese poet Wang Wei (701-761). He wrote: 紅豆生南國，春來發幾枝。Red beans grow in south, new branches come with the spring. 願君多采擷，此物最相思。I advice you to cherish them, for they can most represent …
The dirtiest house Sophie has ever seen was Howl’s moving castle. Sophie was the cleaning granny in this castle. She was actually 17 years old, but she was under a spell that made her a 80 years old granny. Even if she was not under the spell, she was an old woman inside, who confined …
Eine Liebe kenn ich, die ist treu, War getreu, solang ich sie gefunden, Hat mit tiefem Seufzen immer neu, Stets versöhnlich, sich mit mir verbunden. Welcher einst mit himmlischem Gedulden Bitter bittern Todestropfen trank, Hing am Kreuz und büsste mein Verschulden, Bis es in ein Meer von Gnade sank. Und was ists nun, …
Roses could be found in many stories: Alice in Wonderland, Mio my Son, Beauty and the Beast, Phantom of the Opera, you name it. Days ago, as I entered the rose garden nearby, I think of the little prince. The little prince was overwhelmed by thousands of roses. The reason was, this rose garden …
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea. These are the seven necessities to begin a day according to ancient Chinese wisdom. The 7 ordinary things, not expensive at all if compare to jewelry, but we can not live without them. Of course we can live without them! Non- Chinese may protest. Like recently, I ran …
“Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter” by Astrid Lindgren is the book that I am really into right now. It makes me reflect on generation gap, relationship between human and nature, how hate inherited or stopped. Most of all it is rich in imagination, funny and warm-hearted. One interesting thing is, there are a few songs being described in …
Scrapbook 1 is about love story. This post is about love poems that have been my all time favourite. 3 poetry in 3 different languages. No worry, my first play would be written in English, neither Chinese nor German. What is “The First Play – scrapbook” about?Please read:Haven’t you heard about Freischutz?The First Play scrapbook 1 …