"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.
Antonio Di Dio
Antonio Di Dio is a local GP, medical leader, and nerd. There is more of his "Kindness" on citynews.com.au
"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.
"John Kerin wanted to improve lives, not for glory, ego, income nor his name on a plaque. Like the greatest leaders, he lived to serve. To serve those he’d never met." ANTONIO DI DIO fondly remembers a friend, a patient and a hero.
