Kindnessisa□otherimporta□ttr□it□□a□a□y.Itis□boutshowingcompa□sion□empat□y,□ndunde□s□and□ngt□wardsothers.Iha□ebeenmakingaconsc□o□sefforttobemorekin□i□myinteraction□withpeo□le,wh□theri□'sasmiletoas□r□nger□nth□s□reetor□thoughtfulges□uretowardsafr□endinneed.I□avef□undthat□in□nessn□ton□ybrightensthedayof□hosea□o□ndme□utals□□rings□□a□enseoffulfi□□m□□tandj□□. □□ndnessis□notherimpor□anttraito□al□dy.It□s□boutshowingcomp□ssion,emp□th□,an□un□erst□ndingto□ardsother□.□havebe□nmakingacon□c□□usefforttobe□orekindinmyinter□ctionswi□□people,whetherit'sasm□□□toas□range□onthe□treetor□thoughtfulgest□retoward□a□riendinneed.□have□o□ndt□a□kind□essnoto□l□b□ightensth□□□yo□thosearoundmebutalsobrin□smeas□nseoff□l□i□l□entandjo□. <□□Kin□ne□sisanotherimportanttra□t□falady.Itisaboutsh□wi□□□ompa□s□□n,em□ath□,andunderstandingt□ward□□thers.Ihave□een□a□ingaco□scio□sef□□r□tobemorekind□nmyinteract□onswi□hpeo□le,whetherit'□a□mile□oastran□eronthestreetorat□oughtfulgestu□eto□ardsa□rie□din□ee□□Ihavefou□dthatkindnessnot□nlybr□ghte□stheda□of□□osea□ou□dmebutalso□rings□□asenseo□fulfillm□ntandjo□. Kin□□e□s□sanotherim□o□tan□tra□to□alady.Itisaboutshowingc□mp□ss□on□empathy,andunde□□tandingtowardsothers.Ihavebe□□ma□ing□co□sciousef□ortt□b□mo□ek□n□in□yin□□ractions□ith□□ople,whethe□it'□asmiletoastr□n□□□onthestre□torathoughtfulges□u□et□wardsafrie□□inn□ed.Ihavefoundthatkindnessnot□n□□bri□h□□ns□hedayofth□searoun□mebutalsobringsmeas□nseof□u□fillme□tand□o□.