Kindnessis□not□erimp□r□antt□ai□o□alady.□□i□aboutshowi□□compassion,empa□hy,a□dunders□a□din□□oward□o□hers.□have□□enma□ingacon□ci□usefforttobemorekindinmyinter□ctionswit□□eople,w□ethe□i□'sasmiletoast□ang□ronthes□reetoratho□ght□□lges□u□etowar□safriendin□e□d.□h□ve□□undth□tkin□n□ssn□tonlybright□nsthedayofthosearoundmebuta□sobring□mease□seo□f□lf□llmentandjoy.□/p>□p>Kindnessisa□otheri□po□□an□tr□itofala□y.I□i□aboutsho□□n□compass□on,em□athy,andunderstandingtoward□othe□s□Ihave□eenmakingaconsc□ousef□orttobemore□in□in□yinteractionswi□□peop□□,whetheri□'sasmileto□st□ange□onth□str□et□ra□ho□ghtf□l□esturetowardsaf□□□ndinneed.□havef□undthatkindnessnotonl□bri□htensthedayof□hosearoundmeb□tal□obri□gsm□asen□eof□ulfillmentandjoy. Kindnessisa□otherim□or□anttraitofalady.Itisaboutshowin□co□passio□,empat□y,and□nderst□ndingto□ardsothers.Ihavebeenmakingac□nsciousefforttobemorek□ndinmy□□t□rac□ionswith□eople,□hethe□it□s□s□□letoas□ran□eront□estree□or□though□fulgesturetowardsafriendinneed□Ihavef□□□dthatki□d□essnotonl□b□□g□te□st□edayofthosearoundmebutalso□ringsmeasens□offulfillmentandjoy□ Kin□□essisanotheri□portant□ra□to□alady.Itisa□outs□owingc□□passion,empathy,andund□rstandingtowardsothers.□ha□ebeen□akingacons□iouseffortto□emorek□ndi□myint□r□cti□nswi□hp□o□l□,whetherit□sa□mile□oastrangeronthestreetora□h□ugh□fulgesturetowardsa□□iendin□ee□.Iha□efou□dth□t□□ndn□ssnoto□ly□rig□tensthedayof□hose□rou□dm□butalsobri□□sm□asenseoffulfi□l□□ntandj□y. Kind□essi□a□□□herimportan□trait□□alad□.I□isa□o□tshowingcom□assio□,empa□hy,an□understandingto□ardsothers.□□aveb□□nmakingaco□sciousef□orttob□more□i□din□yint□racti□nswithpeo□le,whetherit□sas□iletoastrange□on□hestre□t□rathoughtful□□sturetowardsa□ri□nd□n□eed.Ihavefou□dtha□ki□dnessnotonly□□igh□enstheda□ofthosearound□ebutalso□□ingsme□senseoffu□fi□lmentandjoy. Kindne□sisanotherim□or□anttraitofala□y.Iti□aboutshowi□gcompas□i□n,em□at□□,□□du□□erstandingtowar□s□□hers.Ih□vebeen□akin□aco□sci□usefforttobemore□indinm□interactions□ithpeople,whetherit'sasmilet□as□r□ngero□the□tr□etor□thoughtfulge□t□retoward□afrie□dinneed.Ihav□□oundthat□i□dn□s□no□onlybrig□t□nsthed□y□fth□searound□ebutalsobri□gsme□se□s□off□lfillmen□and□oy.□/p□