Hi, I'm Kathie and I would like to invite you to take part in one of the April book discussions about the heroes in Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel, Pay It Forward. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney reminds me of my own teen age daughter, who like Trevor wants to make the world a better place. He works hard in school and tries to respect the adults in his life. When his social studies teacher, Mr. St. Clair, assigned an extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for the better and then implement the plan, Trevor took the challenge seriously. Math and good deeds were at the heart of his plan. He calculated that if he used his assets and skills to help three people in need and then each one of them in turn did a good deed for three more people, the world would soon be a better place. His plan sounded simple, but he soon realized people are not always easy to predict.
It would be great to hear about real life moments when someone took the time to pay it forward.
3 comments:
We would live in a better world if we all believed in humanity and did good deeds for others on a daily basis. I try very hard as a parent to teach my children it is better to give than it is to receive. This story has a great lesson for all to learn. Unfortunately we are not all humanitarians and some are considerably self absorbed. But I want to believe as this child does that one good deed will lead to another.
I haven't read the book but the movie was GREAT!
My family was at IHOP one night for supper. We didn't have a lot of money at the time, but had gone for a family evening -- and of course pancakes. We lingered for a long time with two toddlers and two children -- who it turns out were hungrier than one plate of pancakes. My husband ordered the two older ones a second plate, and we just talked while they ate. When we left, the cashier informed us that our bill had already been paid. A couple of times a year since then -- we will watch for someone either at a store, or in a restaurant and just randomly pay their bill. The boys love passing it on.
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