Let's pay it forward

Pay it forward ... what a novel idea and so simple.  I realize this has been going on for a couple of years now.  It's a shame it hasn't been going on for millennia and, to be fair, perhaps it has.  Is it possible we just haven't noticed before a time when everybody is in a world of hurt and so a nice gesture takes on new meaning?  That is the whole point:  to pay it forward is an act of giving to someone something you have even just a little bit extra of without expecting anything in return.  We might think of this as some of the milk of human kindness.  Everyone has needs and these needs are not always a tangible commodity.  Think about the manner in which a smile or laughter is able to brighten up a person's day.   What about a word of encouragement to the person who is feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders.  I think everyone should try to make at least one person happy everday.  I don't mean just among our friends, although friends have needs too.  I am thinking of the person who may not be the most well-liked of our associates.  They too have needs.  Do not forget the perfect stranger and this is where the whole pay it forward program began.  I challenged my FB friends to day to give abit of encouragement to those around them as we begin a new week.  Let us all take up the challenge and follow through in our day to day lives.  We might be surprised by how much brighter our paths seem to us.