Friday at Tai Kwon Do, a sister reviews vocabulary with her little brother of about 5 years old.
sister: Ok, let’s go over your words. What does ‘brilliant’ mean?
little brother: bright
sister: Good. What does ‘argument’ mean?
brother: fight.
sister: good. Hey, look at me. We need to go over your words. What does ‘kindness’ mean?
brother: ….
sister: What does ‘kindness” mean?
brother: … (looking around the room)
sister: (punches brother’s leg) What does ‘kindness’ mean?
brother: ………….. (starts to slide around and away)
sister: (Punch, punch. Grabs legs and pulls hard. Punch) WHAT DOES ‘KINDNESS’ MEAN?