What Are Humanity's Best Traits ?

[amzolt]

I thought it only fair to make our second topic focus on the Positive;
though, we still need more opinions in that Negative thread! (do tell
your trusted friends about our conversation here, ok?)

So...

Go for it!

What are your species' Best Traits?

Individual cases of a Trait in action are warmly welcomed!!

[Lisa]

Funny you should mention that, Sena, because I have a perfect example
that happened with my husband just last night,

It has been very cold here in Scotland, although the whole of the UK
seems to be suffering in the coldest winter we've had since 1962 (In
1962, the cold began on Dec 26th and ran right through to March 1963)
and there has been an awful lot of Snow and ice on the roads.

Since James drives a pick-up truck for an accident repair centre, he's
been having to travel around in these apauling conditions, and just
last night he didn't get home until 21:30 (normally, he's home by
around 18:00) , it was because he got stuck in the truck when carrying
the extra load of the car on top. He was stuck for a good 2hrs, unable
to move the truck because the wheels just wouldn't grip - and if it
wasn't for the help of a Stranger who towed him up to the top of the
hill - he may have had to stay in the town where he got stuck for the
night. Further to this, the stranger even offered his spare room to
James for the night if the tow was unsuccessful.

Now that, is a prime example of human "Compassion" :)

[amzolt]

Dear Lisa!

What a wonderful story!!

You remind me of a time on Angla when I was only five:

I'd been out playing and wandering and I just plain got lost! After
I'd had a good cry--tears still stuck to my face--a man showed up out
of nowhere and stood about twenty feet away, just staring at me.
Partly from shock and a bit from curiosity, I stared back. This went
on for many minutes till he smiled at me...

I refused to smile. Then, he said, "I know your parents little one.
We've never officially met and I doubt you remember me. I stood still
so I wouldn't scare you. Can I help you find your way home?"

To me, the compassion wasn't so much in him helping me home as in the
fact that he just stood there to let me get used to him before he
smiled then talked to me.............................

[Lisa]

On Earth, children are taught "not to talk to strangers" to what
extent did this apply to Angla?

[amzolt]

On Jan 11, 3:43 am, Lisa <lisa1...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Earth, children are taught "not to talk to strangers" to what
> extent did this apply to Angla?

When I was young, we had no true "strangers" on Angla--certainly
people we might not have known personally but we didn't conceive of
them as strangers. As the stories begin to be written, I'll explain
more about this phenomenon (crafting story #1 now!) and how it came to
be, since, well before my time, we did have strangers.........