Blog Post for February 27

The “Paying it Forward” concept is a great concept created by a courageous boy. I think that the idea behind it is a good one with good intentions. Most people aren’t really concerned with helping others out but mostly concerned with their own interests. That’s not to say that most people aren’t good hearted but there are many examples of how people predominately look out for their own interests first. For example, when going to the store, one is likely to choose the shortest line, because it is most convenient for themselves, however it isn’t very convenient for others. That’s not to say it is wrong to stand in the shortest line but the point is that people look out for their interests. I think people are more likely to help others when an opportunity presents itself. It is harder to look for ways to help others when they aren’t in front of you. I think the “Paying it Forward” concept helps people to go looking for those “hidden” opportunities to help other people out. I can definitely relate to it being harder to find opportunities to help when it is not obvious and this is why I like this “Paying it Forward” concept. I think that whether it works or not depends on one’s definition of success applied to this concept. If one’s definition is that the recipient of the help has to benefit from the help then it obviously isn’t always successful, however if success is on the part of the giver, then yes I believe this concept is successful. By that I mean that I would define success for this concept as the giver learning how to go out of his or her way to help someone else. One time I had a chance to “Pay it Forward” by trying to help my mom feel less stressed by doing things around the house so that she could come home to a clean home. This made me feel happy to see her reaction and also improved our relationship.