If everyone did one good thing for someone and then asked them to pay it forward, the chain would continue forever and the world would be a better place.
Yada Yada Yada.
On the surface, "paying it forward" -- as it's come to be called due to a popular movie -- sounds like a brilliant idea. But why, you may ask, doesn't it work?
In my opinion, it doesn't work because people are self-absorbed. Do something good for a certain type of greedy, self-serving person and they think they simply deserve it. America has become a society of people thinking they are entitled to good deeds on a regular basis. If people didn't think that they were entitled to these good deeds, they'd be thankful and want to repay the people that do these things for them. But that is not the case. Many people in America feel entitled to things they aren't entitled too -- extra, above-and-beyond type actions. Read More »
