We often think of economies in terms of currency, markets, and tangible exchange. Yet there exists another economy that operates silently alongside the financial one—an economy of kindness where small gestures create ripple effects that often return to us in unexpected ways. This economy functions not through formal transactions but through the subtle exchange of compassion, attention, and generosity. Unlike material wealth, kindness possesses a paradoxical quality: the more you give it away, the more you seem to have. A single act of kindness—holding a door, offering a genuine compliment, listening without distraction—costs little yet frequently yields disproportionate returns. Research in positive psychology confirms what wisdom traditions have long suggested:…