The Biggest Ask Of All: the Generosity Of Just Being Nice

Here’s a radical question: What if we all stopped rushing, stressing, and being so grumpy, And made it a point instead just to be nice to everyone, all the time? What if we offered a kind hello every morning, and a connected goodbye each night?

What if, as Pablo Neruda said, we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving, and for once could do nothing?

Nothing but be nice to each other? Even though we're lawyers?

It feels like that could be the most generous thing of all…