Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Maria, a former singing and piano teacher in her final days at an Ohio care facility, longed for the music that once filled her life. Joshua Woodard, her former student and now a caregiver at the facility, was determined to grant her final wish. Maria’s wish was simple: to hear the song “How Great Thou…

Many believe that the punishment was too harsh… As parents, we tend to teach our children to know right from wrong, but oftentimes, because of different reasons, we fail. One father learned that his daughter was bullying a girl who had cancer at school. Things went far and she even pulled the girl’s wig off.…

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in July 2022. Prom night, the pinnacle of high school social life, where dreams take flight, and teenage hearts beat faster. It’s the night when high schoolers get to experience their first dance with a crush, don stunning dresses and tuxedos, and revel in…

A businessman got on an elevator.When he entered, there was a blonde already inside who greeted him with a bright, “T-G-I-F. He smiled at her and replied, “S-H-I-T.”She looked puzzled and repeated, “T-G-I-F,” more slowly.He again answered, “S-H-I-T.”The blonde was trying to keep it friendly, so she smiled her biggest smile, and said as sweetly…