Kindness is a virtue of human beings, it is characterized by the compassion that people feel, at any given moment, for their fellow men and also for animals, always acting for their benefit without any personal interest, simply the made to make others feel safe, happy, and loved. Etymologically this word comes from the Latin "nice" derived from "bonus" which means good and the suffix "tat" which when passed into the Spanish language becomes "dad" which means "quality", so goodness is the attribute or quality of being " good ". The person who practices kindness is called “kind”, being kind means being benevolent with those around him, always seeking the benefit of others throughhumanitarian actions, alleviating human pain, defending human rights and attending to their most fundamental needs, people like Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Pope John Paul II are a faithful example of what it means to be kind.
Kindness is usually accompanied by other values such as prudence, generosity, humility, patience, among others. This beautiful value has been exposed in different writings of specialties such as philosophy, ethics, and religion; where goodness appears as the truest and most natural particularity that human beings can feel, and which can be magnified or counteracted, depending on the environment in which the person has grown up.
Goodness is present in almost all religions, it is one of the most essential elements of each doctrine. For Christianity it represents a primordial foundation, the goodness of God towards human beings and the goodness of Jesus Christ in giving his life to save humanity. According to the bible, people who act with kindness know God better, and lead a life of happiness, however many times individuals are kind only to people close to them, that is, people they appreciate and love, for example: your relatives, your friends, etc. But they do not usually show kindness to people who are not to their liking, however, the bible also comments that human beings are surrounded by peoplegrateful and ungrateful people, but despite this, he who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ should be kind to both the grateful and the ungrateful.
