Pay It Foward! Have You Received A Random Act Of Kindness?
By Margielynn
@Margielynn (693)
United States
November 12, 2015 7:13pm CST
Pay it forward is when someone has done an act of kindness for you, such as pay for your meal, fixed your flat tire, pay toll for the person behind you, buy them a cup of coffee and so forth. When someone show you an act of kindness you Pay It Forward by doing an act of kindness for someone else.
Most times you will not even know someone has done something for you until you go to pay your bill. It has a ripple effect of random acts of kindness, thats what our world needs more! My daughter and her family of five just recently had their meal pay for in a restaurant ! I love this concept, lets go and Pay It Forward!
There is now a National Pay It Forward day, the next one is Thursday April 28,2016 is next National Pay It Forward day!
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
13 Nov 15
Helping each other is normal the only difference being sometimes we get pleasant surprises.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@allknowing yes, it seems those pleasant surprises come right when you need them!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn
It certainly seems that way as you can be very down when it happens and it makes you feel good about yourself again.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Marcyaz exactly, giving is such a good feeling both to the giver and the receiver! I have been bless many times in my life by good people!
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@judyev we do not have a lot of money, but we do have a big heart! Sometimes it can be the smallest of things that will make a persons day a little bit brighter!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn
Very true it could be something as small as a smile or just helping a person with their groceries.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@jaboUK yes I agree, it is a very unselfish thing to do and the giver is rewarded as much has the one given to!
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
13 Nov 15
We try to do that as often as possible but there are just some people who are plain selfish and on occasion ruin a good thing for everyone else when they abuse it. My wife would donate from her thrift shop to families in need but there have been a few times she got scammers with sob stories who later she found out they had taken the merchandise and sold it for cash. However we still try to do it from time to time when we can.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
Yes we have experienced those folks too, at least you were doing the right thing, sorry that people seem to think there is always a free ride!
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn I guess its just the way things are there are always going to be those people we just have to get better at finding out their true intentions before they take advantage. The majority shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes of the few.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@lokisdad you are so right, but when you have been burned by dishonest people, sometimes it is hard to trus again!
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
13 Nov 15
Actually the reason why I endeavour to do 1 small act a day. Not received any payback yet.. but then doesn't matter. :)
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn You too! Ya, I don't do kind things for payback.. I do kind things because it's the "right" thing to do.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Drosophila exactly, me too, we are suppose to be a helping hand to other to cheer them and help in any way we can!
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
Sometimes those paybacks come in ways we barely notice sometime! Myself I take too many things for granted. Just expecting things are going to happen like they should! Have a great weekend Wendy!
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
13 Nov 15
I do think it is something we should do on a regular basis and we shouldn't need a special day to make us do something nice for someone.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn
right as some people do need reminders. 
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@freelanzer yes you are right, that was just for information to spur on those that need a reminder!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@Margielynn
Yep especially in the media they are always telling the bad but not so much the good things that people do.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
13 Nov 15
@arcyaz yes it is always special to people to see that there are many good people in the world, sometimes we hear lots of bad and not so much good!
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
14 Nov 15
Kindness is something that everyone likes to be shown! There are a lot of folks I am sure does not have a lot of that in there life!
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
13 Nov 15
It is not well-know in Philippines. My husband paid the food of a lady in front of him. She was shocked and have this question in her eyes. Haha. When my husband gave her the random act of kindness card, she took it and still cannot believe it.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
14 Nov 15
@Margielynn That is very good and light feeling for the giver. Hope the one who experienced that kindness will pay it forward.. A snowball effect.
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
14 Nov 15
Awesome, some people can not believe someone would do so thing like that for them! It has to make them feel special!
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
14 Nov 15
@wiLLmaH yes that is how it works, that is wonderful! I love getting to help someone else it give your heart such a good feeling!??
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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20 Nov 15
last year, i went to starbucks drive thru and it was one of those weird ones where it was hard to know if it was my turn to turn in or someone else's. i went & then i felt guilty like i cut the other person off. i wasn't sure if i did or not. anyway, because i felt bad for something i may or may not have done, i told the barista i would buy their coffee. i hope they appreciated it. no one has done this to me, but i have had much kindness showed me
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@Margielynn (693)
• United States
21 Nov 15
That was a wonderful act of kindness I am sure the receiver felt blessed by!
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