People unaware of their impact seem to come out of the woodwork, or off the horizon in your case. The more impactful folk show up with less to-do but leave greater impressions.
So true. I will probably only remember those silly, annoying partiers in a few years because of the recollection of the nice man that smoothed it all over. Nonsense has a way of fading into the background, while kindness holds its ground.
Thanks for reading and your kind words.