K□ndnes□isano□herimportanttraitofa□ady□Iti□aboutsh□w□ngcompassion,empathy,andunders□an□□ngtowar□sothers.□h□vebeenm□kinga□onsciousefforttob□more□in□inmyi□□e□actionswithp□ople,whetherit□sas□iletoa□t□ang□□□nthestreetorathoughtful□e□t□reto□ard□afr□□ndinneed□Ihave□ou□□thatk□ndn□ssnoton□ybrightensthedayoft□osear□u□dmebutals□b□□ngsmeasen□eof□ulfi□lmentandjoy.□/p><□>Kin□ne□s□sanother□□por□a□tt□ait□falady□Itis□bo□ts□ow□ngc□m□ass□□□,emp□□hy,a□dunderst□ndin□towardsot□ers□Ihaveb□enmakingaconsci□□sefforttobemorekindinm□intera□tions□ithpe□ple,w□eth□□i□'sasmile□oastr□ngeronthes□reetorathoughtfulg□stu□etow□rdsafriend□nneed.Iha□efoundthatki□dnessnotonlybr□ghtensthed□yo□□hosear□□ndmebutalsobringsmease□seoffulf□llmentand□oy. K□ndne□sisanotherimporta□ttra□t□falady.Itisa□outshowingcompassio□,e□pathy,andun□erstan□□ngtow□rdsothers.Ihavebee□makingaconsc□o□sefforttobemorekin□inm□in□eract□onswithpeople□□h□therit'sasmiletoa□trangeronthestre□torathou□htfulgesturetoward□□frien□inneed.Ih□vefoundt□□□□i□dne□sno□onl□brighten□thed□□ofthosearoundmebutal□obr□□gsmeasenseoffulfillmentandjoy.□□<□>K□□d□ess□sano□he□important□ra□tof□□ady.□ti□aboutsho□ingcom□a□□i□n,empathy,a□dunder□tanding□o□ardsot□ers.Ihav□been□akingaconsc□ouseff□rtto□emorekindinmy□nt□□actionswi□hpeop□e,□hetherit'□a□mil□toas□rangeronthest□eetora□hou□□tfulgesture□owa□dsaf□iendi□□eed.Ihavefoundthatkindnessno□o□lybrightensthed□yof□hose□□o□ndmeb□tal□obr□n□smeasenseoffulfillmentand□oy. K□ndn□s□□sano□herimportanttraitof□lady.Itisab□□□showingcompas□□on,empathy□a□d□nde□standingtow□rdsoth□□s.□havebee□makingaconsci□□seffo□ttobemore□□ndinmyinte□□ctionswithpeople,wheth□rit'sasm□letoa□trangeronthestr□e□oratho□g□tfulgestureto□□rdsaf□iendin□e□□.Ihavefou□dthatkin□ne□s□oton□ybr□ghtensthed□yofthosearoundmeb□ta□sobringsmea□enseoff□lf□llmentand□oy. Kindnessi□□notherimportan□t□ai□□fala□y.I□isaboutshow□□gco□□□ssion,empath□□□ndund□rst□ndin□toward□o□hers.Ihavebe□n□akin□aconsc□ouseffor□tobe□□rekindin□yinteraction□withpeo□le,w□etherit'sa□mil□toas□ra□geronthe□t□□etorathoughtfu□gestur□to□ardsafriendinneed.Ihav□foun□tha□kindn□□snotonlybrighten□th□dayofthos□aroundmebutal□o□ri□gs□easen□eo□□ulf□llmentandjoy.