Ki□dne□sisanoth□rim□□rtant□r□itof□lad□.□tisa□outshowingcompassion,empathy,□ndu□ders□andingtoward□o□hers.Ihavebeenmakingaconsciousef□ortt□bemorekindinmyinter□□□□onsw□th□eople,whe□□erit'sasmile□oastr□ngero□the□treetora□ho□ghtfu□gest□retowardsa□riendinne□d.Ihavefoundthatkindn□ssnotonly□rightensth□□a□ofthosearoundm□bu□alsobringsmeasens□offulfillmentandjo□. Ki□□n□ssisa□otherimport□nt□rai□of□lady.It□sabou□sh□wingco□□as□□□n□em□a□□y,andunderst□ndingto□ards□th□rs.Ih□vebeenmakingacon□ciousefforttob□mor□□indinmyinteracti□nswithp□ople,□heth□rit□□asmil□toast□a□gero□□h□stre□tor□thoughtfulg□□turetoward□□friendin□eed□Ihavefoundthatkind□essnotonlybrigh□e□sthed□□ofthosear□undmebutalsobring□measens□offulfillmentandjoy□ K□ndnessisan□therimpo□t□nttraitofal□dy□Itisa□outs□□win□□ompassion,em□athy,andun□ersta□dingtowardsother□.Ihavebeenm□kingacon□cio□se□□orttobemorekindinmyi□ter□c□ionswi□h□e□p□□,whethe□i□'□asmiletoa□tran□er□n□h□streetorathoughtf□lgesturetow□rdsaf□□e□dinne□d.Ihave□□und□h□tkindness□ot□n□ybr□g□ten□th□dayofthosearo□nd□□b□□alsobringsme□sens□offulfill□entandjoy. Kindn□s□is□notherimpo□t□nttr□itofalady.Itisab□uts□owin□compassion,□mpa□□□,andunderstandingto□ardsothers.Ihav□bee□maki□gaconsci□□seff□r□tobe□orekindinmyinteract□onswithp□ople□whe□herit'sasm□□etoastranger□□thestreetor□th□ughtfulgestur□towardsafriendinneed.□havefo□ndthatkin□nessnotonl□brighte□sth□dayo□thosea□oundm□butalso□ringsmea□enseoffulfi□lm□□ta□djoy.