KINDNESS is about the wisdom of a nation. When Tsering Jampa is 4 years of age Chinese soldiers occupy her house. Her peaceful life is brutally disturbed. After this, her family flees from Tibet to India. What about the pain? Her mothers singing, old stories and her father's prayers surround her and nourish her consciousness. What about the injustice? When Tsering is 12 years of age she finds the key to the answer, hidden in an ancient verse. Fourty years later China is getting ready for the Olympics. Tsering is living in the Netherlands for 23 years and is director of International Campaign for Tibet-Europe. In 2008, unexpectedly, her people revolt! Which part plays the ancient verse in these dramatic developments?—Clémentine Ederveen