I think kindness is learned, or rather humans choose to be kind since it's better for their own well-being. Take children for example, children are cruel and uncaring monsters that at first believe that the world revolves around them.
Later, they learn that it doesn't and when they don't share a toy they're often yelled at. Anyway, the point where they realize that the world doesn't revolve around them is when it's up to them to decide whether they want to continue living as if they're the center of the universe or not. I mean hey, if someone's going around being mean all the time then they won't receive many benefits.
Humans eventually learn, as they grow up individually, that kindness or at least behavior that isn't flat out terrible will gain success of some sort most of the time.
Something comes to mind when I was typing that; social contract? It's worth a look up I suppose, but I think it applies more to having rules/laws. I think it mentions having unsaid laws though, which goes into the kindness thing just a bit. I don't even remember though.
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