# An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 8 - Kindness Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness.md Podcast: [The Wes Cecil Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191) Published: 2026-07-27T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/wes-cecil/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/e/6a66d4c8d19896314277ca9e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness Duration seconds: 3127 ## Resource Lin-Yutang, Henry James and Herman Hesse all agree that kindness is perhaps the central value for any civilization. Obviously, our current dominant culture has little or no place for kindness as a goal. However, it is the cultivation of kindness and the capacity for kindness that underpins our capacity for joy. Kindness is not sacrificial but rather additive in that it is beneficial for all.  Join Wes on Patreon for a deeper dive into the ideas we explore on the podcast. It’s a space for lifelong learners β€” with bonus lectures, course materials, peer discussion, and audio diaries from France. Wes is active in the community and often engages directly with listener questions. Starting at $2/month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-8-kindness.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.