Kierkegaard says in heaven we'll be surprised by who's missing. He adds the other half: we may also be surprised by who's there, people we had shut out who were far better than us. And not because they changed later, but good in the very matter that convinced us they were bad.
A neighbor seems cold, never joins community events, and people decide he's selfish. Years later it comes out that he spent those evenings caring for a disabled sibling and quietly paying other families' bills. His absence, the very thing people judged, was his goodness.
A neighbor seems cold, never joins community events, and people decide he's selfish. Years later it comes out that he spent those evenings caring for a disabled sibling and quietly paying other families' bills. His absence, the very thing people judged, was his goodness.