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Miyazaki famously not a very kind person, especially to his son

• mandmandam 2y ago
  Perhaps there are different types of kindness, because his films are deeply, profoundly kind; and acutely aware of inner life. Someone with an extreme sensitivity for kindness can easily be seen as a curmudgeon by others, ie, after long years of disillusionment with the human race, or after a traumatic experience, or simply because of how they look. Some people might be good at being kind 'in the moment', while others need to reflect - and the second kind can be a 'bigger', more encompassing, more effective or beneficial kindness. And many (all?) of the people who give the most of themselves without hope for any reward genuinely care nothing for external validation or recognition - meaning we don't often hear about them or recognize them. One could garner a reputation as an absolute arse, while accomplishing fantastically beneficial changes in the world. And conversely, a man could get a reputation as a folksy down-to-earth guy who you'd love to have a beer with, even as he sets the planet on a course to perpetual war. Cough.