Catching Up on a Friday Afternoon is a short novel. It studies altruism and its effect on the giver and the receiver. The culture of take-and-thanks is a social balm that spreads laughter and warmth. In thankless communities and homes where the sense of entitlement seems to surpass the sense of worth we need to elevate the culture of take-and-thanks. It heals the giver and the receiver. One knows kindness is virtuous; the other knows humility too is virtuous. Interdependence seals it all.