Paying It Forward

So I finally watched Pay It Forward last night on 8TV. I’ve been meaning to watch this show since it was released but never had the opportunity nor the time. I heard that this was a show that was poignant and that it would tug at heartstrings, what with Haley Joel Osment being in the lead and all. Boy was I glad I caught it last night. In typical MLM fashion, Pay It Forward tells of a *movement* started by a young kid, Trevor, to spread goodwill throughout the world. Well, in the movie, it only spread within the US of A, but you get the idea. How this is done is that one person will try to help 3 others by doing something FOR them that they are unable to do themselves, or perhaps just give them a push (sometimes a shove) in the right direction. These 3 people then, instead of returning the favor done by the original first guy, will then need to help 3 other people each, i.e. paying it forward. This will result in what I like to call it, a pyramid of goodwill. But anyways, long story short….watch the show. It will change the way you view life.

After the show, I was reminded of this tag I had pending from Rinnah. It has been a very busy week for me, because at work I have been buried in issues and issues on end, and I found it hard to smell the roses, short of sounding cliché. But that being said, I told myself that I would find the time to do this unique tag today…. one that will allow me to do my little bit for charity. What’s special about this tag is that blogger Idham has pledged to contribute RM127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage for every completed meme. The catch is that the meme MUST be completed by August 26 2007. Isn’t that great? It’s so easy! All that needs to be done is to complete just 17 sentences from the list below, and then drop Idham a comment to say that you’ve completed it . So just by writing and completing this fun and rather thought-provoking meme, I would be contributing RM127 to the Darul Izzah Orphanage! It’s making me feel good already! And it’s one of my Pay It Forward instances.
1. A person is only as good as … he thinks he is.
2. Friendship is always ……………………………………….
3. To love is to … give of oneself wholeheartedly and unconditionally.
4. Money makes me … rich.
5. I miss … my schooldays.
6. My way of saying I care is by … giving a bear hug, with no words being said.
7. I try to spread love and happiness by…………….
8. Pick the flowers … when you see them.
9. To love someone is to … love unconditionally.
10. Beauty is … portrayed by the soul.
11. When I was thirteen, what I remember the most was … becoming a teenager, at last!
12. When I was twenty one, I remember … celebrating it in Kenny Rogers, Cheras Leisure Mall 🙂
13. I am most happy when … I make my loved ones happy.
14. Nothing makes me happier than … achieving my goals in life.
15. If I can change one thing, I will change………
16. If smiles were………..then I………………………….
17. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could … have weekends forever and get paid to enjoy them?
18. If you want to … be happy … then you have to … go against the norm.
19. Money is not everything but………………………..
20. The most touching moments I have experienced is………………
21. I smile when……………………………………………
22. When I am happy, I………………………………..
23. If only I don’t have to … be a slave at work … then … that would be absolutely awesome!
24. The best thing I did yesterday was … not hog the PC after work, but watch Pay It Forward.
25. If I ever write a book, I will give it this title,”………………………………”
26. One thing I must do before I die is……………………….
27. Doing this meme, I feel like … I am doing my part for our future generation.

And now, the following folks can also help the kids at the orphanage too, by just completing this meme. If you’d feel like taking this up anyway, please feel free to do so!

My Baby Bay
Hijack Queen
Simple American