
Happy Friday! To wrap up our week, we’re sharing two feel-good stories: one about a promise made in kindergarten and kept many years later, and another about how a generation might be ready to reshape the idea of work itself. Let’s finish strong.

A heart-warming moment: a graduate returns to his kindergarten class and reunites with his teacher after a childhood promise made years ago. The story went viral on TikTok, showing how a small act of connection, a promise kept, can become a lifelong memory. In Filipino culture where “utang na loob”, memory and care matter deeply, this is a fresh reminder that relationships, even from early years, shape us, and fulfillment often comes when we circle back with gratitude.
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In her TED talk, Amanda Schneider makes the case that work, as many know it, is broken, and that Gen Z has the chance (and perhaps responsibility) to help fix it. She explores how traditional work structures may no longer serve purpose-driven younger workers, and suggests new frameworks: flexibility, meaning, alignment with values. The underlying message: our culture of work can and should reflect what we hold dear: creativity, purpose, balance, community. It’s an invitation for all of us (regardless of age) to ask: how can our work be more than a job?
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