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The kindest act you’ve ever done?
Without a doubt, joining the Peace Corps and serving three years in two countries as a teacher in Africa without a salary. Funny, I never thought of it as a kind act, and enjoyed the entire experience tremendously.
Michael Fields, Newark, Delaware, US
• Kept my mouth shut.
Michael Olin, Holt, UK
• Stepping back in favour of somebody better placed.
Charlie Bamforth, Davis, California, US
• Politely declining an offer to sing in the school choir.
David Tucker, Halle, Germany
• I decided not to shoot the neighbour’s barking dog, and instead had a serious word with the owner.
Rhys Winterburn, Perth, Western Australia
• Never having learnt how to crow.
R De Braganza, Kilifi, Kenya
• Marrying Edward Black.
Helen Black, Sydney, Australia
• Suggesting a student, faced with a choice, elect to become a plumber rather than a teacher.
Philip Stigger, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
• Don’t ask me. That’s for others to say.
Avril Taylor, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
• I’m thinking, I’m thinking ...
Lawrie Bradly, Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia
In concert with one’s consort
What behaviour contributes best to domestic harmony?
Detachment.
Lorna Kaino, Fremantle, Western Australia
• Never go to bed angry.
Richard Orlando, Westmount, Quebec, Canada
• For 63 years, listening and responding.
Ruth Watson, Albany, Western Australia
• Loving, constructive forgiveness.
Edward Black, Sydney, Australia
• Ignoring that once again someone has squeezed the toothpaste from the wrong end.
Joe Harvey, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• Submission.
Sunil Bajaria, London, UK
• For starters, a decree nisi.
Marilyn Hamilton, Carine, Western Australia
• The major thing is striking the right note, singing from the same page and avoiding minor discords.
Margaret Wyeth, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• Whatever you say, dear.
David Isaacs, Sydney, Australia
• Being in concert with your consort.
Stephen Schafer, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
• Love (in all its forms).
David Turner, Bellevue Heights, South Australia
• Sticking grimly to one’s allotted vocal part amid the distracting noises of a busy home.
Jim Dewar, Gosford, NSW, Australia
• Listening.
Pat Phillips, Adelaide, South Australia
• Singing off the same, or at least a very similar, song-sheet.
John Benseman, Auckland, New Zealand
Any answers?
Would people travel as much if they could not take pictures?
Luc Lebon, Lausanne, Switzerland
What makes a great game?
Nicholas Martin, Auckland, New Zealand
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