This book was written as a "Hail Mary" pass to today's young adults-the emerging leaders, supervisors, and managers of our world, including my own children. Somewhere along the line, we failed to fully pass down essential values: manners, mannerisms, common courtesies, decency-and perhaps most importantly, the "Kindness Gene."When a child is born, something profound happens. People known for recklessness and immaturity often transform overnight into fiercely protective parents, determined to love better, provide more, and be greater than the generation before them. They light up at every milestone: first steps, first words, and every innocent gesture of wonder.But as that child grows-especially around the so-called "terrible twos" or "trying twos"-something begins to shift. Curiosity grows, boundaries are tested, and before long, the natural instinct to share and care can begin to fade. A child who once happily gave you their snack might now look you in the eye and eat every bite themselves-not out of malice, but because they haven't yet been taught the joy of giving, the value of sharing, or the power of compassion.We must reach back to go forward.This book is a call to all of us-parents, mentors, teachers, young adults, teens, preteens, toddlers, and even expectant mothers reading to babies in the womb. Kindness is a muscle. And like any muscle, it must be developed, exercised, and nurtured. There is a chemical joy that comes from giving, from being a blessing to others. That joy can change a life-and if we teach it early, it can change the world.