This is the second newsletter in a periodic weekly series on civility. The first installment is here. Thank you for reading, and if you feel so moved, please share — and perhaps, subscribe! Last week, I offered a family story. A cousin had fallen into religious zealotry, and had become convinced the end of the world was at hand. He phoned ‘round the family to say his goodbyes and to plead one last time for our repentance. The answer was firm: no one in the family agreed with his apocalyptic vision; indeed, they repudiated it. And yet, this cousin was reminded that when the end did not happen, he would be welcomed back into the family without ridicule.
Civility and Survival
Civility and Survival
Civility and Survival
This is the second newsletter in a periodic weekly series on civility. The first installment is here. Thank you for reading, and if you feel so moved, please share — and perhaps, subscribe! Last week, I offered a family story. A cousin had fallen into religious zealotry, and had become convinced the end of the world was at hand. He phoned ‘round the family to say his goodbyes and to plead one last time for our repentance. The answer was firm: no one in the family agreed with his apocalyptic vision; indeed, they repudiated it. And yet, this cousin was reminded that when the end did not happen, he would be welcomed back into the family without ridicule.