When someone does you a big favor, don’t pay it back… Pay it forward
There is a movie, a book, a movement, and there is even a day. The pay it forward day. Some people say: “It should be a daily routine”. I say: “There is never a wrong time to be kind.” Today is as good as any other day. I did not know about the book, nor about the movie. Reading through the reviews I realized once again that kindness is often considered sort of goody-toody. Some of the words that described the movie were: corky, cheesy, syrupy, crushingly sentimental.
Peter Travers wrote: Not since Gump has there been such a pandering, faux-virtuous package of populist pap for Hollywood to shove in the faces of electioneering politicos and say: Look, we don’t just market unwholesome swill to families, we market wholesome swill, too.
I think I have to watch the movie to come up with my own verdict ;-) The fact that I absolutely love Forrest Gump makes me think I might well love this apparently overly emotional movie.
I read one sentence of the movie that totally resonated with me:
It’s hard. You can’t plan it. You have to watch people more. You know, sort of, keep an eye on ’em. To protect ’em, ’cause . . . they can’t always see what they need. It’s like your big chance to fix something that’s not like your bike.
That to me is the key right there. If you want to pay it forward you have to look at the world and the people and see what it is they may need. They may not even realize it themselves. It might not always be obvious. But if you open up your eyes, you see things you can try. You won’t always be spot on, but the more often you give it a shot, the more often you will succeed. And what is more beautiful than getting it right?
Here is a short story that inspired me. I hope you will like it as well.
An Act Of Kindness Can Make Someone’s Day.
Happy Pay it Forward day!
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