Kindness lives in neighborhoods, too. One evening, someone returns to find their car vandalized—eggs, graffiti, the works. But a neighbor has already cleaned it, leaving no note, no credit. Just care.
In a school cafeteria, a child sits alone with an empty lunchbox. One classmate offers an apple. Another, a slice of cheese. A third, a cookie. Together, they build a meal—not from abundance, but from empathy.
Sometimes, kindness is trust. A shopper forgets her wallet at checkout. She turns back, flustered, only to find the store owner handing her the groceries with a smile.
“Come back when you can.”
She does. And she pays it forward.
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