Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Alan Jackson concert attendees were treated to a surprise when the singer’s daughter, Ali Jackson Bradshaw, joined him on stage to sing the song he wrote for her and her sisters. During Friday night’s concert (October 8) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Jackson invited Ali on stage to help him sing “You’ll Always Be My…

There was an old man named Liu Muhai, he and his wife had 3 sons. To support his sons, Liu Muhai went to the city to work. He had done a lot of hard work in the city. Even though it’s very tiring, he thought it’s all worth it to meet the needs of his…

When a group of best friends graduated from high school, they were sad to find out they were moving to different places. They promised one another that no matter what happened, after 40 years, they’d meet again. When one of their friends did not show up, they decided to find out why. “Congratulations, seniors!” the…

Most of us would like to think that if we found money lying in the street we’d do the right thing and hand it in. When one man with nothing found a life-changing amount of money he didn’t hesitate to do the right thing and reunite it with its owner. Elmer Alvarez was homeless when…

12-year-old David was excited to buy new sneakers after saving up for months but decided to buy boots for his classmate whose shoes were tattered. Little did he know that his kindness would be rewarded in an unexpected way. David always found himself a window seat on the school bus back home. As always, he…

Every day, a little girl waited for her dad to return to the orphanage he left her at due to poverty. He promised to come back, so she patiently waited until a couple showed interest in adopting her one day. Callie is a 10-year-old girl who lives in a small orphanage. It had been three…

There was a boy, whose family was very wealthy. One day his father took him on a trip to the country, where he aimed to show his son, how poor people live. So they arrived at a farm of a very poor family, as he considered. They spend there several days. On their return, the…

Many children wear their first pair of skates while they are still quite little. A child will be cruising the rink with enthusiasm by the time they are four years old if they learn how to stand confidently on the ice at the age of three. They will fall, yes, but they will get back…

One of the worst parts about shopping is dealing with checkout lines. At the height of business hours, these lines can stretch to five, six, and sometimes even ten customers. Many companies have been adding self-checkout lines in an effort to speed things up and cut down on their own cost. That’s why it came…

Everyone on the bus yelled at a young boy who refused to give up his seat to an older woman. However, the complaints faded away a few minutes later after the bus driver defended the youngster. It was a cold wintry morning in Chicago, Illinois when a swarm of people boarded Timmy’s bus. Timmy, a…