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Kind of Blue

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48. Yeah, what you've said is true. The point that I'm driving is
Fri Apr 12, 2019, 08:28 AM
Apr 2019

that kindness is biological, deeply rooted in our evolution as a species. I wish I had a documentary link handy that disproved the myth of competition among early hominids killing each other off. Fortunately people with above-average tendencies for hatred are not the norm, otherwise I don't think we'd be conversing now. Again, kindness is not a cultural construct. But as Perseus says, "It is unfortunate that the bad people make all the noise."

Here's Keltner talking about his kindness research findings.

a cpl years ago i saw a teen with a back pack blantently filling it with food.. samnsara Apr 2019 #1
There are beautiful people in this World Perseus Apr 2019 #2
Ditto malaise Apr 2019 #4
Amen! n/t MFGsunny Apr 2019 #10
Yup! I was surprised a while back that Darwin Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #12
Well if you look at People earth like Trump lunatica Apr 2019 #19
I whole-heartedly agree, lunatica. The bottom-line Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #21
Actually, personality traits are genetically linked, and Hortensis Apr 2019 #37
Yeah, what you've said is true. The point that I'm driving is Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #48
Unfortunately, though, our capitalist 'primacy of the shareholder' doctrine PatrickforO Apr 2019 #45
I've always noticed all small kids share. They have to be taught to be selfish and ... marble falls Apr 2019 #24
marble falls, you remind me of comedian Bill Ballamy Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #27
I'm the oldest of eight kids and a slew of cousins. Add to it my own having held onto being ... marble falls Apr 2019 #30
Oh, don't I know it! I held on for as long as I could, too. Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #49
My kids and I grew uo together, in this case the kids really were the parent of the man. marble falls Apr 2019 #50
Oh my goodness, yes! And I bet that you have Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #51
I was a good dad. I learned from the best dad of all, my step-dad. It's the one accomplishment ... marble falls Apr 2019 #54
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #42
Community solutions over cops. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #3
100% win win. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #5
Definitely! GWC58 Apr 2019 #8
Very true. Scarsdale Apr 2019 #15
As someone we know once wrote - It takes a village. marble falls Apr 2019 #31
+1000 Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #52
This is a nice story with happier ending than the usual police shootings IronLionZion Apr 2019 #6
A very sane concept. But goes against greedy capitalism/libertarianism which seems to rule. erronis Apr 2019 #32
Kick dalton99a Apr 2019 #7
I was walking out of a Safeway once iwillalwayswonderwhy Apr 2019 #9
That's so heartbreaking. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #39
Love trumps hate lgrnwd Apr 2019 #11
If his name was Singh, colorado_ufo Apr 2019 #13
Yes, most people in the U.S. wth the surname Singh are Sikhs, and feeding people is an essential Tanuki Apr 2019 #18
That was the first thing I noticed. ChazInAz Apr 2019 #22
It is supposed to be an essential tenet of Christianity as well. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #46
The telling comment: he saw him as a young kid. Baitball Blogger Apr 2019 #14
thank you for sharing this story. definitely makes my day. niyad Apr 2019 #16
Damn those immigrants!!!!! Grins Apr 2019 #17
Two observations: PatrickforO Apr 2019 #20
I don't agree this was a choice... Moostache Apr 2019 #23
You and I are on the same page, my friend. We did not make this choice, but PatrickforO Apr 2019 #26
+1000 Duppers Apr 2019 #33
Singh is the name all Sikhs use. There are some Hindus who also use it grantcart Apr 2019 #35
Sorry, I stand corrected. PatrickforO Apr 2019 #44
NP. Many Sikhs were at the end of hostile interactions after 9/11 because grantcart Apr 2019 #47
Wow. Powerful humane act. nt Blue_true Apr 2019 #25
This store is near my job hotrod0808 Apr 2019 #28
When I was in the second grade, living in govt multi housing units, a neighbor stole our car. Karadeniz Apr 2019 #29
"It's basically our Indian culture" DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #34
He couldn't give him a job? Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #36
A good and wise man.. whathehell Apr 2019 #38
The "greatest country in the world" where people go hungry, in the middle of the farm belt. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #40
What a wonderful, decent human being. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #41
Was the kid African American? Ferrets are Cool Apr 2019 #43
Yes, he is. Mr. Singh said he waived the 911 call. Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #53
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