Saturday, December 09, 2006

Pay It Forward!

A quick search of Yahoo.com will provide reminders and thoughts about the concept of “Pay It Forward,” as portrayed in the Warner Brothers movie starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment.

The Pay It Forward Foundation was developed by Catherine Ryan Hyde to bring the message from her novel to classrooms across the country.

The foundation was established in September 2000 to educate and inspire young students to realize that they can change the world, and provide them with opportunities to do so.

An Internet search of the terms "Pay It Forward" using http://www.Google.com, will provide ideas on how others practice the pay it forward concept to enrich the lives of others, and in the process, enrich their own lives.

My life has been enriched in many ways over the years as I have given generously to others. What we do for others lives on beyond our mortal existence in this world.

As an educator who taught business administration and law to more than 10,000 students over an academic career spanning more than two decades, I recall positively touching many lives during my journey through this existence we call life.

A life is not well lived unless it has touched others in a positive manner in some regard. Giving without any expectation of return is the most fulfilling of all gifts.

Please take a moment to remind others that our good deeds for others do change attitudes and improve the world in which we live. Take a moment and pay it forward! You will be glad you did!

Burton Fletcher
USAMonuments.com
Burton@USAMonuments.com