As a young man, there was a special trip I had really wanted to take, but it cost $50 and I didn't have the money. A friend of mine who was doing things for his church, said I could earn $50 doing yard work and invited me along.
When to my total surprise in the process of cleaning
up the fall leaves in the parking lot, I found of all things...a $50 bill there on the ground under the leaves I was raking! I was totally astounded!
Gratitude told me the best thing to do was donate the $50 I was to earn for my work, back to the church instead. It was my first exposure to "pay it forward". From then on, I have "paid it forward" with random acts of kindness for others ever since. The heart warming feeling of helping others "mysteriously" is better than anything I know of. :)
When to my total surprise in the process of cleaning
up the fall leaves in the parking lot, I found of all things...a $50 bill there on the ground under the leaves I was raking! I was totally astounded!Gratitude told me the best thing to do was donate the $50 I was to earn for my work, back to the church instead. It was my first exposure to "pay it forward". From then on, I have "paid it forward" with random acts of kindness for others ever since. The heart warming feeling of helping others "mysteriously" is better than anything I know of. :)
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- Posted by newday
- Apr 2, 2015
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Readers Comments
Cris wrote: That's awesome that you realized this at a young age, and continued it throughout your life! So wonderful!
flourish108 wrote: Wow. What a fantastic story. Wonderful that you were able to learn about paying it forward at such a young age. If we all could be so lucky! =)
MaryLynne wrote: Reading your experience gave me such joy that it felt like i was the one who had paid-it-forward!
What a beautiful inspiration and follow-through action on your part. All the more so coming at such an early age. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
What a beautiful inspiration and follow-through action on your part. All the more so coming at such an early age. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
