Comments on: Pay It Forward

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:09:05 +0000

Yes, doing something for someone else and not expecting payment is how I was raised, and tried to raise my kidss to have the same idea. My son mowed his neighbors lawn and got strange looks for his reward. haha… But when I was a kid, people helped others, no problem. Now when you offer help, or pitch in, folks wonder what you want in return and you are given a strange look when you say nothing…pass it on. By the way, if you see someone who has no smile, give them one of yours. Best wishes.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:20:17 +0000

AMEN! Well said.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:36:57 +0000

Thanks for reminding me how inspiring that movie was. I had forgotten. I will work on making it a habit.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:44:11 +0000

I love the SOUNDTRACK…music to sleep by, meditate by, read by…awesome. GET THE SOUNDTRACK if you don’t have it.

By: Saturn

Saturn — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:24:25 +0000

That movie made me ball my fucking eyes out. I was a blubbering mess.

By: duane

duane — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:35:25 +0000

I was touched by that movie too… Damn you Haley Joel Osment!

By: dave / higher powered

dave / higher powered — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:15:48 +0000

That sure worked for me last month. Before Thanksgiving, I had done some un-asked favors for several people. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, I got to meet you.
It worked!

By: FuelGuyFSD

FuelGuyFSD — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:24:07 +0000

The most moving part for me is when the mom finds her booze in the washing machine, and starts to drink it.

Between gulps, she lets out this gasp. It’s actually a mix between a gasp and a sob.

That one moment describes me to a tee: my style of drinking (isolated) and my hurt of needing the drink in the first place.

Excellent movie.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:33:59 +0000

I have a similar reaction to “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and trust me, I know it’s as cheesy as it sounds. But at the end of the movie when everyone in the town comes to the house to help George Bailey because he has been so generous to them over the years, my heart melts–and I burst into a blubbering idiot.

It’s the only movie I’ve ever cried while watching.

By: Scott C

Scott C — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:10:53 +0000

What a nice idea. It is an idea I try to live by, and am surprised when people do nice things for me. However, you are right, it is a foreign concept to most people, and I love seeing peoples faces when you do something nice. I travel a lot for work, and if I see elderly people looking lost and confused, I will usually escort them to their gates. For me, the reward of doing something nice is hearing the heartfelt “Thank you.”