Today, a curious notion flitted into my mind, one that stopped me in my tracks: if everyone was nice, no one would be nice. At first glance, it’s a paradox, a contradiction that challenges our conventional understanding of niceness. But as I ruminated over it, a layer of depth unfolded. It reminded me of the essential principle of contrast, the inherent dichotomy in the spectrum of human behaviour that helps us define and truly appreciate what ‘niceness’ means.