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Old 12-12-2010, 07:47 PM
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sew wishful
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Originally Posted by Faiwee
When I was a child some 50 years ago my grandmother told me: when someone did something nice for you, you did not have to return the favor to that person. You are expected to do something nice for someone else whenever the opportunity presents itself. Is this paying it forward or the story of the good samaritan.
This is Paying It Forward. Both are. To have something done for you and to return a kindness to someone else entirely without being asked or told to. To go and do likewise.
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