IGSM Archive

  • Eternally Loved

    Eternally Loved

    Submitted by Joan…I was raised as the only child in my family with great care and with all my parents’ hopes put on me. From a very young age, I had a very big ego and knew that my destiny was to work hard to...

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  • The secret to contentment

    The secret to contentment

    Submitted by Hui… I was born in China to a non-religious family with very loving parents. One of my earliest memories from childhood is this four-letter saying from my dad: “????”, which means that having a successful career is the most important thing in life....

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  • Misinformed –> Informed

    Misinformed –> Informed

    Submitted by Samantha… I was born in Guangzhou, China as the only child to loving, atheist parents. My elementary and middle schools denounced superstition and celebrated naturalism, patriotism and communism. Therefore, I developed a firm impression that only illiterate fools could be superstitious enough to...

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  • Standing before the old rugged cross

    Standing before the old rugged cross

    Submitted by Anonymous… In 1986, I was born in an ordinary family in Beijing. The baby boom in China culminated that year with more than fifteen million babies, which meant that I needed go through competition my entire life, including my education, career and marriage....

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