Personal Essay 2
Personal Essay 2
Personal Essay 2
The best quality I have is kindness. Kindness means being friendly, generous, and
considerate. I have this quality because my parents have taught me how to be a kind to others.
Being kind to other people has done great things for me. For example, at my work I am kind to
my coworkers. I create conversations with them, I compliment them, and I help them with
things they need. Most of the time my coworkers are kind to me in return. One of my managers
once said to me, “Porter, you are the nicest person I’ve ever met.” That made me proud of
myself because I realized that the more kind I am to others, the more people will like to be
around me and become kind and friendly people. Kindness is a great quality because it can
spread to other people by one’s example.
The golden rule is “Treat people how you want to be treated.” If one person is kind,
friendly, generous, or considerate to another person, then the other person should be kind,
friendly, generous , or considerate in return. There are many people who are kind to other people
and there are some that are not. It is better to be kind, friendly, generous, and considerate to
people around you rather than the opposite. One time at work, one of my coworkers needed
some help with an order. She had 10 items on the order. She said to me that she didn’t need
help. But it was very obvious that she needed help when there was a huge line. I did not know
why she was rude to me when she totally needed help with the order.
Qualities such as Kindness, are developed by watching or observing other people. That is
how I learned how to be a kind and friendly person. What I did one time to be kind to another is
when I was sick, I said to a friend “I am going to keep my distance from you until I feel better.”
My friend replied, “That is very considerate of you.” Once I felt better, I started to talk and
socialize with my friend again. I am always friendly to others because I want to create
friendships or be acquainted with people that I am around often. I also say to people “Have a
great day,” because it shows to others that I am a friendly person.
I try to be kind to my family. Mostly every day I say nice things to my brothers, sister,
and parents. I also show kindness to my neighbors by saying hello to them and bringing their
garbage and recycling cans in when they are out of town.
In conclusion, the kindness quality is used every day. Whether at work, at home, or in the
neighborhood I display kindness in many different ways. I know when I am kind others are
happy which makes me happy in return. The world needs more kindness.