"I saw old men die at 90 without telling their brother they loved them because of some forgotten insult from 40 years before. Talk. Listen. Listen more than you talk." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Brief History of Kindness series.
Antonio Di Dio
Antonio Di Dio is a local GP, medical leader, and nerd. There is more of his "Kindness" on citynews.com.au
"I’m still trying so hard to impress mum and dad, and just because they’ve been gone 15 years now, I cannot be sure they’re not watching me from the sky somewhere". ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Short History of Kindness series.
"Gratitude is the first step to kindness, because the inevitable result is, despite your efforts – happiness." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Short History of Kindness series. This column sprung from a book of Italian poems.
"I wish I’d been less serious in throwing those balls for hundreds of hours with the kids, but my goodness that regret is dwarfed by the unbelievable gratitude of having had the chance to do so," writes ANTONIO DI DIO.
"Our loved ones don’t need to be given good grades or score goals to make us happy, and it’s not their job to make us proud. But it’s amazing how often they do." ANTONIO DO DIO continues his "Short History of Kindness ".
"I don’t want an angry mob to stone me for wearing argyle pants or growing good pumpkins. If you care about someone, and that should be everyone – care enough to argue with them respectfully," writes "Kindness" columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"When you debate the referendum issues, I hope you find discussing the issues to be safe and heartfelt. I hope you do a lot of listening and get listened to as well," writes "Kindness" columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"Every day, we hear about 'hopes' on morning TV for the weather, the stock market, the sports team du jour, and every night they reflect it back to us in their evening edition," writes "Kindness" columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"You can’t be fit without perspiring occasionally. You can’t be an ethical person if you race to the shortcut decisions made by others, without using your brain," writes ANTONIO DI DIO in his latest "Short History of Kindness" column.
"Quite spontaneously, we passed the hat around at the end of the night and gave whatever was accumulated to the kids’ hospital. And that was that. Except it wasn’t." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Short History of Kindness.
"I’ve never met a star of any kind who didn’t feel that the most important thing in their life was what we all share – love, family, respect of self and others," writes ANTONIO DI DIO in his continuing Brief History of Kindness.
It’s pretty good to get grounded by the philosophical utterances of tiny people whose faces are covered in their latest meals.
