{"id":121987,"date":"2014-05-15T19:19:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T19:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=121987"},"modified":"2014-05-15T19:19:35","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T19:19:35","slug":"the-importance-of-kindness-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=121987","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1KCzrTg9ic?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Animated adaptation of a commencement speech given by George Saunders at Syracuse University, May 2013. 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