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April 23 – touching

April 23 – touching

April 23, 2019 =========

☆  touching  感動的な

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If something is touching, it is moving, and causes feelings of sadness or sympathy. Although a touching story or event, may cause feelings of sadness, this often results in positive feelings or in feelings of motivation. In fact, stories are often told in exactly this way – making them especially poignant or touching – so that we can learn life lessons from them.

A classic example, is the starfish story, which is the short story adapted from the original essay, The Star Thrower. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Thrower
In the story, the boy is throwing starfish back into the sea, to help them survive. An old man walking past said it wouldRead more about April 23 – touching[…]