Kin□nessi□□notherimpor□antt□a□tof□la□y.Itisa□outs□□□ingcompassion,empathy,andun□er□ta□dingtow□rdsoth□□s.Ih□v□beenmakingaconsc□ousef□orttob□m□rekin□inm□int□□action□with□□ople,□□etherit'sasmiletoastrang□ron□hes□reetorathought□ulgesturetowardsafri□ndinneed.Ihavefoun□t□atkindnes□notonlybr□ghtensthedayof□hos□ar□u□dmebutals□□rings□easenseo□fulfillme□tandjo□. □i□dnessisanotherimp□□tanttr□itofalady.□tis□boutshowi□gcompassi□n□emp□thy,andundersta□din□towards□thers.Ihavebeen□ak□ngaconsc□ousefforttobemorekindinmyin□□ractionswithpeo□le,□het□er□□'□a□m□let□astra□ger□nthes□reet□rathoughtfulgesturetowardsaf□□endi□ne□d.Ih□vefoundthatkindnes□□o□onl□bright□nsthedayofthosea□oundmebutal□obring□measen□eoff□□fillmenta□djoy.<□p> Kindnessisanoth□rimpor□antt□a□tofalady.Itisaboutshowi□g□om□as□i□n□em□athy,andund□r□tanding□oward□□thers.Ihavebee□makinga□onscious□ffor□tobemorekindinmyin□era□tionswithpe□ple,whe□herit'sasmiletoastrang□ron□hestreetoratho□ght□ul□est□ret□wardsafrie□din□e□d.Ihavefoundth□tki□□□essnoton□ybri□hte□sthedayofthos□aroun□mebutalsobri□□smeasenseofful□ill□entandj□y. □i□dnessisan□therimport□nttrai□ofala□y.Itisabou□s□owingco□passion,em□□thy□and□nderstand□ngtoward□□ther□□Ihavebeenma□inga□on□ci□useffo□ttobe□orekindinm□inter□ct□on□withpeople,whet□er□t'sasm□letoast□ange□onthestree□o□athoughtf□l□□□turet□wardsaf□i□ndinne□d.I□□ve□ou□dthatk□ndnessnotonlyb□i□htens□heda□□fthosearoundm□butalsob□in□smeasenseoffulfillment□ndjoy. Kind□essisanotherim□ortanttra□tofalad□.Itisa□ou□sh□wingcompassion,emp□t□y□and□nders□andi□gtowar□□□thers.Ihave□eenm□kingacons□iou□efforttobemorekindinmyintera□t□onswith□□ople,whe□heri□'sa□mil□toast□ang□ro□thest□e□torath□ughtfulges□uretowards□f□iendinn□ed.I□avefoundt□atkindnessnot□nlybrighte□sthedayofthose□□□undme□utalsob□ingsmeasenseoff□lfillment□□dj□y□ Kindnessis□□otherimport□nttrai□o□alady.Itisabo□t□□owin□compassion□em□ath□□□n□und□rstandi□gtowards□th□rs.I□ave□een□a□inga□onsciousefforttobe□orek□ndinmyinte□act□□nsw□thp□ople□□hethe□it's□smilet□as□rangero□th□street□rathoughtfu□g□s□uret□wardsafr□en□inneed.Iha□efo□n□□hatkindnessnot□nlybrig□t□nstheda□□□thosea□□un□□ebutals□bri□gsmeasenseofful□i□□ment□ndjoy.