It is a wonderful way of doing something nice for someone else which in turn makes you feel good too.
A friend posted on Facebook that they were taking part in this and that she was looking for 5 people to send her their address so that at some point in the near future she could send them a gift when they least expected it.
She looked around until she found little gifts that she thought would be appreciated by the 5 people.
The gifts ranged from theatre tickets to a garden centre gift voucher.
In return for these gifts the 5 people did the same for another 5 people and they bought lovely gifts for 5 more.
You can see the 'snowball effect' in operation. One person does something nice for 5 people who do the same for 5 more and before long you have a lot of happy people.
I also see Pay It Forward working in other ways. If I go out of my way to do something nice for someone expecting nothing in return it makes me feel good.
If we all do kind things for others we will see a better society.
You may have an elderly neighbour who would really appreciate you calling round to see if they need any shopping on a cold winters day or you could cheer up a work colleague who is feeling down with a pretty card, for example.
A few years ago one of my work colleagues picked up on the fact that my vacuum cleaner had packed up and at the time I had very little spare money. Without saying anything to me she had a 'whip round' at work and bought me a lovely new vacuum.
I was incredibly touched by this kind gesture.
This is how the world works best. You do what you can to help other people when you can and when you are in need other people step in to help you.
The Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation also inspires people to be kind to others and is well worth getting involved in.
Visit the sites for yourself. They are well worth a look!
www.randomactsofkindness.org
and
www.payitforwardday.com
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