amiability

The term kindness that we are now going to analyze in depth, we have to establish that it has its etymological origin in Latin. Specifically, we can state that it takes as a starting point what the verb is i will love, which is synonymous with "love", and the suffix -nity, which is equivalent to "quality".

The amiability is the friendly quality. This adjective refers to that or that which is affable, affectionate or worthy of being loved. By extension, it is known as kindness to kind action: "Kindly come to my office", "Mirta is characterized by her kindness to the guests".

In addition to all the above we have to underline the fact that true kindness is that which is born spontaneously, naturally and without any type of interest or intention to achieve something.

All this without forgetting that when that free, universal kindness is produced and that it exercises as a value, it is when it can be said that the individual who carries it out is an absolutely mature person.

It also establishes that kindness is a value that must be taught from a very young age and that this has to be carried out not only in what is school but fundamentally in the home itself. In order for any child to learn to be kind, it is important that it be in an environment where they can clearly discover what it means and how they can carry it out.

So much so that when talking about education in values, the aforementioned kindness is included. In this way, a series of actions are established that can help the child, from an early age, to become friendly. In this sense, they speak of “small attitudes or tasks” such as sharing their school supplies with their classmates, greeting people they know, feeding their pet or thanking their parents for the food that they prepare for them every day.

Kindness can be defined as a behavior or act that results charitable, solidary or affectionate other people. That is why it encompasses various attitudes, such as sympathy, generosity, compassion and altruism.

Sympathy (from Latin simpathĭa, "Community of feelings") is an affective inclination that a person shows. The word refers to a specific character and way of being that is pleasant to others: "Ariel has an innate sympathy that conquers people". Sympathy is part of kindness: a nice subject is usually kind (lovable).

Generosity, on the other hand, is linked to habit of giving, donate or give away. A generous person is not selfish, but wants to help others so that they feel better. Generosity thus appears related to empathy, which is the ability to identify affectively and emotionally with the state of mind of the other: "Juan was very generous with us and has always helped us". Kindness, therefore, also includes generosity.

Altruism, solidarity Y I respect are other of the values ​​that make a person be considered kind. On the contrary, a selfish, aggressive, violent or indifferent individual is far from being nice.