KISA 006 · THE KEY

C · Ask for a volunteer to open the school.

The first hand belongs to Miriam. She knows the boiler from her years as caretaker. At the school, Adam begins an apology. Miriam hands him a bucket. “The roof leaks by the piano. We can talk in the morning if I feel like it.”

How can a community accept someone’s generosity without treating it as forgiveness owed?

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