Acts of kindness provide hope even in these hard times

A few weeks ago it seemed that all we could talk about was kindness.

“Even in the midst of a pandemic, we see the best in humanity,” read one headline. On NPR you could tune in to hear listeners “share their stories of random acts of kindness during the pandemic.” And who can forget the videos of New Yorkers — yes, those hardened denizens of the Big Apple — who headed to their windows and fire escapes to cheer and clap for the city’s health care providers and other essential...