KINDNESS

What do you think of when you form an opinion of someone? In the case of close friends your thoughts are no doubt shaped by a collection of mental snap shots accumulated over a period of time, each one taken at different times and under varying circumstances and each displaying traits of that individual. These personality traits make up our character. They can include courtesy, loyalty, patience, compassion, humility, honesty and others.

There is one quality I admire above all. Kindness. When you think about each one of the qualities mentioned above, a kind person has them all. Kind people are most certainly courteous. They are definitely loyal. Patience is the essence of kindness. The same can be said of compassion. Humility is an off shoot of kindness as is honesty. I could go on and on. Kind people are easy to be around and they make the best of friends. They are good listeners and sincere to a fault.

You know how you can tell a kind person. Their eyes. They are a dead give-a-way. They can’t hide it, kind people have kind eyes.