□ind□e□sisa□oth□rimportanttraitofalady.I□isabouts□owingcomp□ssion,emp□th□,andund□rstandingtowar□sothers.□havebe□n□aki□gaco□s□□o□s□fforttobe□oreki□d□n□yin□eractionsw□thpeople,wheth□rit'sasmiletoa□trangeron□hes□reet□rathou□htfulgesturetoward□afriendinneed□Ihav□foundthatkindnessnotonl□br□ghtenstheda□ofth□searoundmebut□□sobrin□smeasen□eoffu□f□llmenta□□jo□.□/□> Kindnessisanother□mporta□ttra□tofalady.Itisaboutsho□ingco□p□s□ion,empathy,andu□□e□stand□ngt□wardsother□□Ihavebeenmakin□□conscious□ffort□ob□□ore□in□inmy□nt□raction□withpeople,whet□erit'sasmiletoastranger□nthe□tre□□□ratho□ghtf□lgestureto□a□dsafriendinneed□Ihavefo□ndtha□kindne□s□ot□nlybrigh□e□s□heda□ofthosearoundme□□tals□brin□smeasens□□ffulfil□mentandjo□. Kindn□□sisanothe□□□portanttraitofalady□Iti□aboutshowingcom□ass□□n,empathy,an□understandi□gt□war□sothe□□.Ihavebe□□makinga□onsci□useffortt□be□orek□n□in□□inter□c□ionswithpeo□le,whet□er□t's□smilet□astran□□ronthest□eetor□t□ought□ulge□□uretoward□a□riendinn□e□.Ihavefoundth□□kindnes□no□o□□ybr□gh□e□sthe□ayofthose□r□undmebuta□sob□ingsmeasen□eoffulfillmenta□□joy. Kind□ess□san□□herim□ortant□rait□□□lady.□t□sabou□s□o□ingcomp□ssion,empathy,andunders□□ndingto□ardsothers.Ihav□be□nmakingaconscious□fforttobemor□kin□inmyint□rac□io□s□ithpeople,whet□erit'sasmiletoastranger□nth□□treeto□□thou□ht□ulgest□retowardsafri□n□inneed.Ih□ve□oun□tha□kindne□□no□only□rig□te□sthedayoftho□□aro□□dmebu□a□so□r□ngsmeasense□ffulfi□l□enta□djoy. Kindnes□i□□notherimporta□ttraitofalady□Itisaboutshowi□gcompassion,□m□athy,andunderstandingt□ward□others□□have□een□akin□aconscious□ffort□obe□ore□indinmy□nteractionswith□eople□whethe□it's□smiletoastrangeronthestreetora□houghtfulgesturetow□rdsaf□i□n□inneed□□□av□foundthatkindnessnotonlybrightensth□d□yofth□searou□dmeb□talsobringsme□senseof□ulf□ll□entan□□□y.