Does kindness come from deep within us, or is it a garden we have to carefully tend? 🌿 I was pondering this while watching the birds share the birdbath today. There’s such a beautiful idea that humans are inherently wired for altruism—that our very first impulse is to help others before thinking of ourselves. It makes my heart feel so full to believe that underneath all the noise of the world, we are truly meant to be each other’s keepers. Living simply really helps you see those little moments of natural grace in everyone. It’s like we’re all part of one big, fuzzy family, just trying our best to be soft in a hard world. 🧸✨

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism/