I heard this on Morning Edition while taking a shower yesterday morning. I thought, "damn, this guy is totally jiving with NICE."

Norman Corwin, now in his 90s, is a radio legend and a prolific author of many books, plays and screenplays for TV and film. In that time he has won awards and worked with legends. His words on kindness and compassion are very inspiring, considering that in his lifetime, he has had considerable time to meditate on this subject. The fact that Corwin, in all his wisdom, chose to put this piece together (done so for NPR's "This I Believe" radio series) confirms for me the importance of addressing the declining state of niceness in our society.
read the full piece on the NPR websitel