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Kind□essis□not□erim□o□tanttraitofala□y.Itisa□outshowingcompassion□e□pathy,an□un□erstandingtoward□□t□ers.Ihaveb□e□mak□ngaconsciouseffo□t□obemorekindinmyinteractions□ithpe□ple,□het□e□i□'s□smil□□oastra□geronthestre□to□athoughtfulg□sturetowa□dsafrie□di□□eed.Ihav□f□□nd□□atkindness□otonlyb□ightensthedayo□thosearo□ndmebuta□sobringsmeasens□offulfillmenta□dj□y.
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Ki□dne□sisano□heri□portan□traito□alady.Itisabout□ho□ingcompassion,e□p□thy,andunder□tandi□gto□ardsothers.Iha□ebeenm□kingaconsciouseffo□ttobemorek□ndinmyinter□c□ion□□ithpeopl□,whetherit'□asmiletoast□□ngeronthestreetorathoughtful□estureto□ardsafriendin□ee□□Ihavefoundth□tkindnessnot□nlybrigh□e□sthedayofth□searoundmebutal□obrings□ea□ens□□ffulfillmentandjoy.