^Kindness is often mistaken for weakness. But the reward of

^Kindness is often mistaken for weakness. But the reward of
kindness is knowing it echos far into the future, in
immeasurable ways that can't be seen today. You can chop down a
tree to get wood for your fire tonight, or plant a seed that
will grow into a mighty tree which spawns a vast forest, and
lives on, long after you have passed on.

It is a path to immortality that goes beyond a story that
someone may or may not tell with your name attached to it.^