Kindn□ssisanotherim□or□anttraitofa□ady.Iti□□b□ut□□owin□compa□□ion,□mpa□h□,andu□d□rst□ndi□□towar□sothers.Ih□vebee□maki□gaco□s□iousef□o□tto□emorekindinmyin□erac□ions□□thpeople,□hether□t'sasmi□e□oas□r□nger□□th□s□r□etora□hought□ulgesturetowa□dsafri□n□inne□d□Ihavef□undthatk□□dnessnotonly□r□ghtensthedayofthosearound□□butalsobr□ng□meas□nseoffu□fill□e□tandjo□.□□p> Kin□ne□si□anot□□rim□ortant□raitofal□dy.Itisa□o□ts□owingcom□assion,empa□hy□□ndunderstandi□g□owa□dsothers.Ihavebeenmakingacon□ciousefforttobemo□e□□□dinmyi□te□actionswithp□□ple,whet□erit'sa□□il□toastr□□geronthe□□r□e□orat□oughtfulgesturetowardsaf□i□ndinneed□Ih□vefoundt□a□kindn□ssnotonl□brigh□ensthedayofthose□roundm□but□lsobri□gsm□asenseof□□lfillme□ta□djoy.□> <□>Kindnessisanot□erimportan□traitofala□y.□tisabo□t□howingc□m□assion,empa□□y□□n□u□der□ta□□i□gtowardsothe□s.Ihavebee□ma□in□a□on□□iousefforttobemorekindinmyi□ter□ctio□swith□eople,w□e□heri□'sas□iletoa□trangeronthestreetorathoughtfulg□□ture□□wardsaf□iend□nneed.I□avefoundthatkindnessnot□nlybrighte□sth□dayo□those□roundmebutals□bringsmeasenseofful□il□men□a□djoy. Kin□nessisa□□therim□ort□nttrait□falady.I□isab□ut□□ow□ngcompassion,empat□y,and□□der□tand□ngtowardsot□□r□.□havebeen□akingaconsciousefforttobem□r□□ind□nmyin□eractionswith□eo□□e□whetherit'sas□ilet□as□rangeront□estreet□ratho□g□tfulgestu□etoward□afri□ndinneed.Ihavef□und□hatkin□nessnoto□lybrighten□the□ayof□hosea□oundme□uta□sobringsmeas□nseoffulfillmenta□□joy.□/p>