Osbert Sitwell commented, "I don't think there was any younger writer of any worth who has not at one time or another received kindness of an active kind, and at a crucial moment, from Hugh".
The "fire" – the father's love for his son – transcends even death, and one man's faith is sanctified by another's kindness.
Thomas is a classic Eastern fool, so obsessed with the Western myth of self-reliance that he's blind to the reality all around him: the good people of Fife survive by depending on one another, taking kindness, charity and love where they find them.
Work hard and be uncompromising but treat one another with kindness.
We can't escape having a "philosophy of life," because we're challenged every day to choose one action over another -- kindness or indifference, generosity or selfishness, patience or blame.
At LinkedIn, for example, we hold the belief that "relationships matter" and expect our colleagues to treat one another with kindness and respect.
"We are unified in our humanity and the only thing that we all know, we all appreciate in one another, is kindness.
Respect for one another and kindness through words and actions go a long way when you're in a relationship, whether it's a friendship or a romantic relationship.
This was classic Nadal, killing another opponent with kindness.
Meanwhile, in social markets people help and share with one another out of kindness: imagine inviting a close friend to your house for dinner.
For weeks, the paper simply focussed on documenting acts of benevolence: a group that had formed to promote random acts of kindness; another one that glued wooden stars, bearing messages of inspiration, to utility poles; a resident who set up a large tent near the highway exit, so that out-of-town pilgrims, their hands full of dolls and baked goods, would have somewhere to place their offerings.
