The medicine that will keep us young

Among the thousands of languages around the world, do you know which one is spoken
the most?

Although many people think the answer is English, it is actually Chinese. With over
1.3 billion people living in mainland China, the number of people who speak Chinese
greatly exceeds the 1 billion people that speak English. Nonetheless, the size of
China and the United States is just about the same.

But thousands of years ago, rather than being one large country, China was made
up of about 300 smaller countries. Around 221 BC, China was unified by the Ch’in
Emperor, Shi Huang-Ti.

As the first emperor of China, Ch’in Shi Huang accomplished many great things, including
building the Great Wall of China.

But even though he helped build such a great empire, the one thing that Ch’in Shi
Huang truly wanted was to never grow old or die. For that reason, he sent many people
in search of a medicine that would keep him young and immortal.

Of course, no one could find this medicine, and within 15 years, the Ch’in Dynasty
was ended.

However, this story isn’t just about an emperor who lived 2,000 years ago.

What I mean is that even today, ordinary people like us want to stay young and live
for a very long time. But like Ch’in Shi Huang, no one is able to stop time.

It is now March.

March is the month of becoming refreshed.

It is the month in which all things are renewed as spring arrives.

And although refreshing our bodies may not be an easy thing to do, refreshing our
minds is something we can do at anytime.

As we refresh our minds this month, we will be able to feel revived and renewed,
as we hear the joyful sounds of spring and feel the cool breeze on our skin.

Truly, the medicine that will keep us young and alive is our minds.

So this spring, as I clean and refresh your clothes, I hope that your minds, too,
will be refreshed.