The Betts way is best - although it won’t make him Australian of the Year

Rowan Dean on the power of not taking offence:

When [a] woman threw the banana at Eddie Betts, it was an incredibly offensive act. Or was it? Let’s assume for the moment that the woman did intend to harm Betts – not physically but psychologically…

Yet Betts simply refused to take the offence. In fact, not only did he simply shrug it off, he went on to actively forgive her for her insult. What a legend.

Compare that to the actions of the entire...