The Hardness of Childhood

Kindness is perhaps not quite the word. I notice an enormous affection and love between them. There's a kind of joy they take in each other's mighty things that they do. So I actually saw one footballer kiss another one on the brow. Recently, I was terribly pleased to see that. Seeing boys close up and sensing... I don't know if I would call it anguish in the case of these boys. They had certain moments of extreme unhappiness as everybody does in the ordeal of childhood. But I'd love to know more about it.