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Genzaburō Yoshino: How Do You Live?
First published in 1937 in the glorious land of Nippon, 君たちはどう生きるか (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) has since become a treasured Japanese classic. At a slight 298 pages, Genzaburō Yoshino (1899-1981) crafted a beautiful coming-of-age story about the young schoolboy Copper and his friends in 1930s Japan. It wasn't published in English until 2021 as How Do You Live? At the time, the book was incorrectly promoted as the influence for the latest Studio Ghibli film. In Japan […]https://moonshakebooks.com/2026/06/07/genzaburo-yoshino-how-do-you-live/
Caring is not always something I feel on command. With ADHD, sometimes the emotion does not show up when it is supposed to.
So I learned to treat care as a practice: ask one more question, validate before resolving, and build systems that keep empathy available when feeling goes quiet.
Learning to Care Without Feeling It: https://buthonestly.io/leadership/learning-care-without-feeling/
A scared passenger was shaking, so this flight attendant stopped everything to hold her hand
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/flight-attendant-holds-passenger-hand-ex1/

The Resilient Philosopher explores the complex relationship between humans and animals, challenging the illusion of human superiority. It emphasizes that true leadership is rooted in humility, empa…
When Love Asks More of Us
A reflection on love, parenthood, and learning to meet people where they are, inspired by the Ray Bradbury Theater episode “Tomorrow’s Child.” This essay explores how love sometimes asks us to change ourselves rather than those we care about.https://albert-alarcon.com/2026/03/22/when-love-asks-more-of-us/
Customer service is my job in my current role so I'm hyper-aware of how this reflects in my own experience. And I have to say, with one exception, every conversation I've ever had with the IRS has been exceptional in this regard. The people who answer the phones there are genuinely spot on when it comes to the human connection you need to get your questions answered and are helpful and friendly and empathetic.