Kindne□s□sanot□□rimporta□tt□ai□o□alady.Itisa□o□tshowin□compassi□n,emp□thy,□n□under□tandingto□ardsot□e□s.Ihav□beenmak□□□ac□nsciouseffortt□bemor□kindinm□int□ractio□swithpeople,wh□therit'sasmiletoastrangeronthe□t□ee□oratho□ght□u□gestur□toward□□friendi□□eed.Ihavefoun□thatkindn□s□no□onlybri□hte□st□edayof□hosearoundmebutalsob□in□smeasen□eoffulfillmentandjo□.□/p□ □indness□san□th□rimportan□tra□tofal□dy.Iti□ab□ut□□ow□□gcompa□sion,empathy,andunder□tan□i□g□□wardsothers.Ihavebeenmakingac□nsciousefforttobemo□ekindinmyinte□a□tionswit□people□whe□herit'sa□□iletoastrang□□onthes□reetorathought□ulgesturetowardsafriendinneed.Ihave□oundtha□k□ndn□ssnot□nlybrighten□□□edayofth□sea□ound□ebutal□obrin□smeasenseof□u□f□llmentandjoy.<□p> Ki□d□es□isa□otherimportan□□raitofalad□□Itisa□o□tsho□ingcom□as□ion,empathy,andu□derstandingtowardsothers.Ihavebe□nmakingaconsc□□□seffortt□b□more□indinmyint□ractio□s□it□pe□pl□,whe□herit'□asmiletoa□tran□eronthe□t□eetorathough□fulgesturetow□rds□□riendi□n□ed.□h□vefoundtha□kindnessnot□nlybri□h□enst□ed□yoft□osearoundmeb□ta□□□brin□smea□enseoffulfillmenta□d□oy.