Kindnessis□notherimporta□ttraitofalady.It□s□bou□sho□ingcompassion□emp□□hy□□□dunderstandin□t□wa□dsothe□s.Ihav□beenmakingaconscio□sefforttobe□or□□indin□yinte□a□ti□□swithpe□ple,whetherit'sas□□letoas□ran□e□onthes□reetorathoughtfulge□t□retowar□s□□□iendin□□ed.Ihavef□un□that□i□dn□ssnoton□ybrighte□sthedayofth□sea□oundm□butals□bringsmeasens□□ffulfill□enta□djoy. Kindnessi□anot□erimpo□t□nttr□ito□al□dy.Iti□aboutshowingcomp□ssion,e□pa□hy,andunderstand□ngtowardsothe□s.Ihavebe□□makingac□nsciouseffortto□□morekindinmy□nteraction□withpe□ple,wheth□rit'sas□□letoastranger□nthestre□to□athoughtfulgesturetowa□ds□friendinneed.Ih□vefoundtha□kindnessno□onl□br□gh□en□□h□□ayo□thosea□□□ndm□bu□a□sobrin□smease□seoffu□fillm□ntan□j□y.□/p> Ki□dne□sis□notherimportanttraitofal□dy.Itisaboutsh□win□c□m□a□sion,em□athy,andun□erst□nding□owardsoth□□s□Ihavebeenmak□□gac□nsc□ou□effortt□bemo□ekindinmyi□t□ra□tion□withpe□p□e,w□et□eri□'sasmiletoastrangeron□h□streetora□h□ugh□f□□gesturetowards□□rie□d□nneed.□havef□undtha□kindnessnoton□ybri□htensth□□□yofthosearoundmebutalsob□ingsmeasenseoffulf□llment□n□joy. Kin□nessis□□otherimpo□tan□trai□ofalady.Itis□bouts□o□ingcompass□on□empathy,andunders□□ndingt□wardsot□ers.□ha□ebe□nmakingaco□scio□seffort□obemo□ekindinmyinte□actio□swithpeople,wh□ther□t□sasmiletoastran□er□n□he□treetorath□ughtf□lgestur□towardsafriendi□□eed.Ihave□oundthatkindne□snoto□□ybr□ghtensthedayo□those□roundme□u□alsobr□ngsmeasen□eoffulfillmentand□o□.