The Importance of Being a Good Person

Valérie had found crowded, noisy environments like shopping malls or street fairs very hard to handle. At karate practice the muted, padded sounds of bare feet on the Tautami mat provided a welcome sense of calm. Her teenage brother embarrassed at having his kids' sister tag along with him to practice quit soon afterwards. But Valérie didn't care. The karate had transformed and divisible, and she had to be a good person.