Meeting those children boosted my spirits because it confirmed that the full variety of views lives on and with it the building blocks of resistance to varied forms of rage, force, and tyranny 4 min read May 6, 2026 03:12 PM IST First published on: May 6, 2026 at 03:12 PM IST A friend of mine — let’s call him X — was driving in maddening traffic when another car swerved and almost crashed into him. He was so enraged, he sped up and blocked the other car’s way. Then he jumped out of his car and stalked towards the driver, who was also ready for battle. But suddenly, something flipped inside X. As he traversed the tiny distance between the two cars, his anger vanished, poof! Instead of throttling the other guy or raining curses on him, X touched his feet and silently walked away. I recently shared this story with some two-score school children. They listened avidly since I told the story with some drama. I could sense that the final twist in the story left most of them surprised and even puzzled.…