Article March 15, 2004 Issue

Hope for a kinder world

Meg Dendler with contributions from Anita Roddick

British entrepreneur Anita Roddick began her work as an activist for kindness when she opened The Body Shop in Brighton, England, in 1976. The company sells skin-and hair-care products products that are environmentally friendly. As a world traveler who has lived with tribes of indigenous people and alongside homeless people on the streets of New York City, Roddick has a unique perspective on life.

After reading her latest book, A Revolution in Kindness (see www.anitaroddick.com), which includes quotes and short essays of "visionary views on kindness," Sentinel Contributor Meg Dendler wanted to know more about her hopes for a kinder world. Roddick spoke with Dendler from her home in England.

In the introduction to A Revolution in Kindness, you say that the word kindness has been so misused that it has become almost trite. What do you think the nature of kindness is?

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