Kindness has a universal quality, a warmth made all the more important in it's rarity. It's a situational thing, a recognition of an opportunity, a conscious choice from an intuitive, emotional knowing rooted in shared values.

Kindness brings light to a darkness sometimes colored by despair, and a reward not sought. Kindness crosses species, and may be observed amongst "animals" as well as humans.

So practice systematic kindness and random acts of beauty!