"Ben would also suffice- I must confess, I did not anticipate the nickname catching on so readily."

[He chuckles.]

"In the end, I fear both qualities are needed, but I would not consider faith in humanity to be blindness to the ill- merely an eye for detail, to spot the goodness that is there amidst all the suffering and pain."

[And with that, he pours two cups of tea and hands her one.]

"But I suspect, like most of your family, you'd rather not hear my rambling and lectures all evening."