Kindness

An understanding of kindness comes from this verse:

This is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

That is, that our actions towards others are to be guided by God's actions towards us:

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Christian kindness acts independent of others. It is not a response but a free action. It does not wait, but moves. Kindness is love acted.