Kindn□ss□s□notherimpor□anttraitofalad□.Itisaboutsh□wingcompassion,□mpat□y,andunde□standingtowardsothers□□ha□ebeenmaking□conscio□□efforttob□morekindinmy□nte□actio□□withpeo□l□,□h□t□erit□sasmiletoastrang□ronthestree□□rathoughtfulg□□t□reto□□rdsaf□iendin□eed.Ihavefou□d□hatki□d□essno□on□□bri□□tensth□dayofthose□roundmebutalsobringsmeasenseo□fulf□llmentandjoy. Ki□dne□s□s□no□heri□portantt□aitofa□ady.Iti□aboutshowingcompa□sion,□mp□t□y,an□un□□rs□a□dingtoward□o□hers.□h□□ebeenmaking□con□c□o□se□fort□obemoreki□□inmyinter□ction□withpeople,□hethe□□t□□asmiletoastrangeronthestr□et□rathoughtfulgestur□towardsafr□endinnee□.Ihavefo□ndthatki□dnessnotonlybrigh□ensthedayofthos□aroundmebutals□brin□sme□se□s□of□ulfillmenta□□jo□.<□p□ Kindnessis□notherim□ortant□raitofalady.I□isab□uts□owingcompassion,□□p□thy,□ndundersta□d□ngtowardsothers.Ihavebeenmak□ng□consciou□efforttobe□oreki□d□nmyi□teractio□sw□th□e□ple,□hether□□'sasmiletoast□angeronth□stree□□□ath□ught□ulge□turetow□rdsafriend□nneed.Ihavefoundthatkindnessnotonlybri□hten□thedayofthosearou□dmebu□alsobri□□smeasen□eoffulf□l□m□nta□djoy.