Pay it Forward
12-11-2010, 06:12 AM
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Yes, there was a great movie called Pay it Forward. But on the board it's a random thing, meaning that if you got a package you don't have to run out and do the same thing that day, just sometime when you can.
Several members have sent things to others in different styles, one recently was to be sent to someone who wasn't getting a Christmas gift. There are all kinds of ways to do it.
Several members have sent things to others in different styles, one recently was to be sent to someone who wasn't getting a Christmas gift. There are all kinds of ways to do it.
12-11-2010, 06:43 AM
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I didn't see the movie but I did read the book. It's by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The concept is what others have said -- let's say you do something nice for Person A. Instead of Person A paying you back, Person A pays it forward for doing something nice for Person B. And on and on.
Every so often you hear about someone at a toll booth who pays the toll for the car behind, who then pays it forward by paying the toll for the next car, who then pays the toll for the next car. That's a Pay It Forward chain.
Every so often you hear about someone at a toll booth who pays the toll for the car behind, who then pays it forward by paying the toll for the next car, who then pays the toll for the next car. That's a Pay It Forward chain.
12-11-2010, 06:54 AM
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The meaning does not necessarily mean "gifting" just a smile, a hello, a helping hand to a stranger may just make their day. You may not realize it but good deeds do come full circle whether we recognize it at the time or not.
12-11-2010, 11:00 AM
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here's an excerpt from the Pay It Forward Foundation:
Start a revolution--it begins with you!
The premise of the novel Pay It Forward is one that any person can implement in his or her own life, at any time. It begins with doing a favor for another person-- without any expectation of being paid back. Indeed one would request that the recipient of that favor do the same for someone else: ideally for three other people. The unconditional favors can be large or small. As the fictional 12-year-old Trevor observes, "It doesn't have to be a big thing. It can just seem that way, depending who you do it for."
Start a revolution--it begins with you!
The premise of the novel Pay It Forward is one that any person can implement in his or her own life, at any time. It begins with doing a favor for another person-- without any expectation of being paid back. Indeed one would request that the recipient of that favor do the same for someone else: ideally for three other people. The unconditional favors can be large or small. As the fictional 12-year-old Trevor observes, "It doesn't have to be a big thing. It can just seem that way, depending who you do it for."
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