Tom’s behaviour saddened and maddened me in the beginning. It was beyond me why he out of the blue had turned into a totally different person.

Justice is done by killing injustice.

The two creatures’ fates enlightened Miss Zheng. Being well fed in the aquarium did not help the bigger tortoise survive. Independence saw the smaller one exploring the world on its own.

Years ago when Mother told me that a baby sister was on the way, I felt terrible. I thought having a sister meant that I would no longer be the sun of the family. She would steal my place. It was hard for me to accept.

At the get-together, when I was chatting with him, it dawned on me that what matters to a person is his content rather than his surface.

When Alice was eating the meal, she was all tears.

This experience helped raise my awareness of what someone with a disability suffers.

After getting out of the supermarket and leaving the hordes of shoppers behind, I did not feel my time wasted. Instead, I ended up with a heart brimful of gratitude to the cashier for his invaluable lesson on patience.

Given attention and warmth, Peter stopped being a soulless body. Life started to refill his existence.

On a typical weekend night, each of us on a digital device, we never get to talk very much.