SKOKIE — While living with her grandfather in his rural, monastery-like home in India, 7-year-old Ela Gandhi found herself eating boiled pumpkin — a quick, simple meal — twice a day, every day. At...

We are hardwired to respond with forgiveness when we are wronged. When another child stole our toy and meekly mumbled, “I’m sorry,” we were taught that the polite and correct thing to do was respond...