Odds and ends, 'Thiruppaadam'.

 

Thiruppadham

https://youtu.be/zexDsPisvvw?t=12

Larry King’s interviews

https://people.com/tv/larry-king-dead-most-iconic-interviews/

Tennyson – Sunset and evening star

https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/tennyson/section10/

When Tribalism Goes Bad

Human survival relies on groups, but what if those connections are toxic?

How can we invoke healthy forms of tribalism and lessen bad tribalism? First, recognize that groups built on the foundation of hate, disdain, and anger build those traits in ourselves. With the constant urging of bad tribalism, we stay angry, and that can affect our personal well-being. Second, we can step outside ourselves through empathy and see the world from the view of others. When we use empathy to understand others, we see how we are similar, how we are all human beings. Empathy can broaden our sense of connections to others, and that diminishes bad tribalism.