"How often have you seen the victims win a revolution, then become worse than the original oppressor? How often have you seen someone vanquish a school bully then become just as toxic themselves," asks Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Antonio Di Dio
Antonio Di Dio is a local GP, medical leader, and nerd. There is more of his "Kindness" on citynews.com.au
"Kindness is so many things. But I never knew that it could involve reassembling all your atoms and becoming whole again, just for one night, to enter the dream of your struggling, sentimental son," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"Being polite to the underling who delivers the message that the corporate is letting you down does not mean we accept the poor conduct of their bosses, not for a minute." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Short History of Kindness series.
"I was on a roll with my schtick until, five minutes in, I saw a young man staring bored, or worse, angry. Oh no, I thought. He’s found me out. He knows my feats are clay," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"With a clenched fist resembling a frozen chook, she feared no one, and things went well. A few hours in, though, I needed a quick break for a coffee and a wee, but she was having nothing of it!" writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"I wanted to give a little shout out to those who toil away being someone they're not – for the good of other people or at least because they think it's the right thing to do," writes ANTONIO DI DIO.
"You meet a Great Person and unconsciously tug your forelock (wish I had one) and one day wake up and realise you’ve known great persons all your life," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DIDIO.
"Flea did not grow and mature from a complex teenager into a fine person. He always was." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Short History of Kindness by remembering “a difficult young kid" who wasn't.
"Often the kindest thing that people do day in and out involves hidden efforts and invisible love, hidden from – especially from – the beneficiaries," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"It's not just our bodies that are fragile, our hearts are softer that the Wallabies defence in Scotland, only one sad movie away from being that eight year old inside, still remembering hurtful things," says columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"Next time you watch ugly anger and rage on the news, try standing in their shoes first. Kindness is built on the opportunities created by those who came before," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"This Christmas, I hope everybody who feels different or excluded, by dumb rules or social mores, gets a lifetime of joy and belonging," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
