Benevolence

BENEVOLENT:
1. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
2. desiring to help others; charitable: gifts from several benevolent alumni.
3. intended for benefits rather than profit: a benevolent institution.

I am taking a one credit hour class called Springboard, UNIV 111. The class is limited to 25 people in each section and the program focuses on connecting Freshmen to Upper Classmen. We give speeches and get feedback from our mentors on how to improve our speeches or just get advice on how to make it through the next four years. Today's assignment was "My Timeline."

Anyway, we had to pick three people that have inspired us to be the people we are today and use one word to describe them. The last half of my speech went something like this:
"There are two lasting gifts we give our children, one is roots, the other is wings."
...
"A few months before graduation, I moved out of my parents house and in with my best friend, Chris A. His benevolent nature has showed me the kind of person I want to be. Paying $1100 in bills each month of the last half of my Senior year while attending Columbus State Community College allowed me to spread my wings that my parents gave me long ago."

About ten minutes after giving the speech I received a text message from Chris:
"What word did you pick for me?"
"Benevolent"
"Ouch."

That "Ouch" was the ouch heard throughout my body-- I though when using Thesaurus.com I might have accidentally read the antonyms! All day I have been worried I called my friend an ass hole in front of my entire class!