Kindn□□si□anoth□r□m□o□□an□□raitofalady.Itisabo□□s□ow□ngcom□assion,emp□thy,andunderstandingto□ardsothers.□□a□ebeenmaki□ga□onsc□ousefforttobemor□kindi□m□inter□cti□nswithpeople,wh□the□it'□as□iletoastra□geronth□s□reeto□athoughtfulg□s□uretowa□dsafrien□inn□ed□Ihavefoun□□hatkindn□ssno□onl□brightensthedayo□thosearoundmebuta□sobringsmeasenseofful□i□lmentandj□y. Kindne□sisa□otherimpor□anttr□i□of□□a□y.Itis□boutsho□in□co□□as□ion□□m□at□□,andunderstand□ngtowardsother□.Ihavebeenmakingacons□iouseff□rttobemorekin□inmyin□erac□□onswithpeopl□,wheth□rit'sas□il□to□strang□□onthestreetor□th□ughtfulgesturetowardsafr□endinneed.Ihavef□undthat□indnes□noto□lyb□ight□n□□he□ayo□thosearoundmebutal□obr□ngsmeasense□ffulfillmentand□oy.□/p> Ki□dn□□sis□n□therim□o□t□nt□raitofalady.□tisa□outshowing□o□passion,□m□ath□,and□ndersta□d□ngt□war□so□hers.Ihavebee□makin□ac□nsciousefforttobemore□i□dinmy□n□eract□onswithp□ople,□h□ther□t'sasmilet□astrangeronthestr□etorathoughtfulge□turetowardsafrie□dinne□d.I□a□efo□ndthatkindn□ssnotonly□righte□sth□dayoft□os□aroundmebutal□obr□ngsmease□seofful□i□lmentand□oy.□/p> □□ndn□ssisanotherimport□nttr□itofa□ady.□tisaboutshowingco□□ass□o□,empathy□andunder□tandingtoward□ot□ers□I□avebeenmakingaconsci□u□effortto□e□orek□n□inmyi□terac□ionswithpeople,wh□□herit□s□s□iletoastrangeronthestr□etorathoug□tfulgesturetowardsafri□nd□nneed.Iha□efoundt□atkind□essn□to□lybrigh□e□sthed□yof□ho□earoun□mebu□alsobring□□eas□nseoffulfil□mentandj□y□□/p> Kindnessisan□the□imp□rtanttraito□a□ady.□t□sabouts□owin□compassio□,e□pathy□andunders□an□ingto□ar□so□hers.Ih□vebeen□□king□□ons□iousefforttobemor□kindinmyinterac□ionswithp□op□e,whetheri□'s□smil□toastrangeron□h□streetorathought□ulgesturetowardsafriendi□□e□d.Ihavefoun□□hatk□ndnessnoto□□ybr□□□tensthedayofthosea□o□ndm□b□talsobringsme□s□□seofful□illmentand□oy.