Kindness v. Friendliness
Regarding Sweet Greg: S2 asked, “Is he that way because his parents are like that?” Greg’s kindness gave me the perfect segue into expanding on my own family experience. Any excuse will do. I shared how growing up in the intense harshness of my childhood home left me with no understanding of authentic kindness or gentleness. I still marvel at kind, respectful, gentle‑natured people. Intentional, undiscriminating kindness is rare, and I work daily to bring it into our focus and…