- Kindness seems to be innate. Children show empathy and try to help other people at very young ages, perhaps 12-to-14 months.
- When we’re kind, we make the world a slightly better place. Kindness is contagious, and it inspires good things in most people.
- Kindness makes us and others feel great, and studies suggest that this is reflected in the neural circuitry of the brain. Endorphins and neurotransmitters enhance happiness; we can elevate our own moods, perhaps even get a natural high, by thinking, saying, and doing kind things.
- Life’s improved by behaving kindly rather than nastily. Communities flourish, and interpersonal connections are gained.
- Why pass on any opportunity to act in a kind manner? Kindness is rooted in common sense; it’s the rational way to be.