Finding Joy

Finding Joy

Pinned under a 240kg motorcycle, two good Samaritans saved me

The writer riding at Dongao Bay, Taiwan.

Finding Joy

Japan is lovely as a tourist. Working there is another thing altogether

On the writer’s first day at work, the cultural realities hit her like a bullet train.

Finding Joy

A cancer diagnosis and other health woes hit me just before my birthday. I celebrated anyway

A video montage of photographs from the writer’s life screened during her birthday party.

Finding Joy

A broken boy lost in depression, he emerged 20 years later as a content father

The darkness of a severe depression can feel absolute, but it is not permanent, says the writer.

Finding Joy

I came to ease their loneliness but found my own heart filled

As time passes, seniors see their social circle shrinking. Weekly activities with friends and sharing a meal give them something to look forward to.

Finding Joy

After my fiance died, I had to keep moving to move on

The writer loved the resting yoga pose of shavasana. But in the months after her fiance died, her devotion to the pose took a detour.

Finding Joy

The blissful freedom of travelling without my husband and kids

The writer while on a trip to Bali with her friends.

Finding Joy

Pro bono work gives me purpose as a lawyer

The meaning of life lies not in the endless pursuit of happiness, but in the contentment that comes from living a life that is useful to others, says the writer.

Finding Joy

Amid the distractions of modern life, an ancient folktale still commands the room

Even when societies modernise, people continue searching for narratives that help them make sense of themselves and one another, says the writer.

Finding Joy

We teach because we were once taught well – and because tomorrow’s patients depend on it

There is a joy that comes from knowing that the lives we touch will, in turn, touch many others, says the writer.

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