Kindness makes a person feel good in a way no other quality really approaches.
Talent won’t do it. Status won’t. Money doesn’t. Having emotional vocabulary doesn’t. Therapy speak won’t. Even a history of prior interactions.
Kindness + calm has an unmatched emotional signature.
When you’re with a truly large hearted and kind person, a part of you just relaxes and opens up and *feels good* in a way that leaves an indelible impression on you.
It’ll bring a smile to your face to even think of this person.
Thanks be experienced it a few times and I’m always grateful for such things people.
Btw to maybe state the obvious, I’m talking about something pretty foundationally different from “niceness.”
Kindness is an active outward inclusion. Niceness is a passive absence of rudeness.