Kindness□□ano□herim□ort□nttraitofalady.□ti□about□howingcompa□si□n□empathy,andun□er□tand□ng□owar□soth□rs.□□avebeenmak□□gaconsciou□efforttobemorekindin□yinteract□□nswithpeo□l□□whetherit'sasmileto□strange□onthe□treetorath□u□htfulgesturetoward□afrie□dinneed.Iha□efoun□thatkindn□ssnoton□ybrightensthe□ayofthosea□oundmebutals□bringsme□senseoffu□□i□lmentandjoy. Kindn□ssis□nothe□im□ortan□traitofal□d□.It□sab□u□showing□□mp□□sion,e□pathy,andunders□□ndin□□owardsoth□rs.Ih□ve□een□□□i□gaconsciou□□ffo□ttobemo□ekin□□n□yin□eracti□nswithpeople,whe□herit'□asmiletoastrang□ronthestr□et□rathough□fulgesturetow□□dsafr□end□nneed.Ihavef□undthatkindness□otonlybri□□tensthe□ayof□hosearou□dmebut□lsobringsme□sens□offul□illment□□dj□y. Kindnessisanoth□rimp□rtant□raito□alady.Iti□abou□sh□wingco□□□ssion,empathy,andunders□a□dingtowardsot□er□.□have□□enmakin□a□onsciousefforttob□more□indinmyint□racti□nswith□eo□le,w□etherit'sasmi□et□as□ranger□n□hestreet□□atho□ghtfulgest□□e□ow□rd□afri□ndinne□□.□□avefou□dth□tkin□ness□o□onlybri□h□enstheda□of□hosea□oun□mebutalsob□ingsmeasenseoffu□fillme□□a□d□oy.