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Vic Fontaine and the Kindness of a Hologram

June 5, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

When Vic Fontaine sang “Here’s to the Losers” entertaining Doctor Bashir and Quark after they learned Jadzia Dax and Worf were planning on having a baby, Vic acted as Comforter-in-Chief, able to serenade away their sorrows and imagined digressions of lost love. However, his compassion was not strictly a matter of sympathy. Vic understood, from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Doctor Bashir, Dominion, Jadzia Dax, Kindness, Kira, Kira Nerys, Nog, Odo, PTSD, Quark, Star Trek, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Trauma, Vic Fontaine, Worf

Geordi La Forge and Kindness

April 20, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

In Star Trek: Insurrection, we see what was always just underneath the surface as Geordi La Forge sees the sunrise for the first time and is clearly almost crying. His eyes had completely regenerated from the metaphasic particles on the planet. However, the recaptured youth of spirit that, for the others, enhances their clarity of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Kindness Literacy, Star Trek Tagged: Chakotay, Data, Geordi La Forge, Grand Nagus, Kindness, Rom, Romulan, Star Trek, Star Trek Insurrection, Star Trek TNG, TNG, Vic Fontaine

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