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"Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty," says the bumper sticker. If the news media is right, we're more likely to encounter red-faced road rage on the highway than kindness or beauty. But random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty only make sense in a context where they are rare. If we expected warmth, courtesy, and compassion in our dealings with strangers, we wouldn't be so surprised when we get them. Nor would we feel the need to advertise our preferences on bumper stickers.
