A Simple Courtesy

Lessons in human kindness

Photo by Paul Siewert on Unsplash

Years before COVID was a thing and the planet was grappling with a pandemic, my husband and I were in Tokyo. While visiting, we had the good fortune of meeting a tour guide who showed us around town, hitting spots that would never make it into a guidebook. It was wonderful. It was something I will never forget. At one point in the tour, I remember seeing a large number of people wearing…