REPAY 3 OTHERS - Make the world a better place: I help you - you help 3 others - they each help 3 others - and so on. Do for 3 others what someone did for you - Make the world a better place
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Please take time to view this video. This is our motto for this site, Club Pay It Forward. Take a moment to tell us about someone who helped you -- and then, how you payed it forward.
1. Be attentive wherever you are for opportunities to help someone. Perhaps you have an elderly or disabled neighbor who is too proud to ask for help with their yard work or maybe you're in a restaurant and see someone who looks like they could use some kind stranger to pay for their meal. You can change people's attitudes about the world through your unobtrusive acts of kindness.
2. Do something nice for someone you don't know (or don't know very well). It should be something significant, and not for a person from whom you expect a good deed -- or anything at all, for that matter -- in return.
3. Spread the word. If the person thanks you and wants to "repay" you (that is, pay it "back"), let them know that what you'd really like is for them to pay it "forward" -- you'd like them to do something nice for three people they don't know, and ask those three people to do something nice for three more people. The idea is to consciously increase the goodness of the world.
4. Pay it forward. When you notice that somebody has done something nice for you, make a note in your mind to practice three acts of kindness towards other people, as described in Step 2.
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The "pay it forward" concept was popularized with the book Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde, which was later made into a movie with the same title, starring Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, and Kevin Spacey.
Even small acts, such as paying the tollgate fee for the car behind you when you pay for your own, counts. If it makes the world a friendlier place, you succeeded!
Practicing the "pay it forward" principle will make you alert to unexpected kindness from strangers toward you, and you may find yourself becoming more grateful for everyday kindness and consideration from people you don't even know.
I was travelling along Inkster Boulevard near McGregor Street recently when a motorist pulled up beside me, honking his horn and pointing to my rear tire. It was wobbly and needed immediate attention.
I stopped and got emergency help. The attendant mentioned that the tire's loose lugs could have caused a serious accident. Two days later I was scheduled for a highway trip on roads with gravel stretches. I was grateful for that heads-up from the alert motorist. Unfortunately, I don't know who he is, so I'm expressing my thanks in this note.
It's a great feeling to know we're not alone on the road, that others are concerned for our safety.
