thoughts on "Pay It Forward"

come up with an idea to change your world.
and put it into action!


there's obviously something profound about the movie, but while i definitely agree with the pay it forward concept, i was also thinking about the assignment in and of itself.

trevor, on three or four occasions, struggles with the question, "is the world just shit?"
in the end, we find that the answer is no. the world isn't shit, it's beautiful because of all the beautiful people in it. regardless of our imperfections, regardless of all the the terrible things we do to hurt each other, we make this life what it is; we make it worth living for.

in light of that, take not just the assignment of "paying it forward" into consideration in your own life (if you haven't seen the movie, then you don't know exactly what i'm talking about, so if you care, go rent it), but also, come up with your own unique way to change the world. share it with others, so they can emulate it, and then put it into action. this is the basic duty of christians, and this is the basic duty of mankind. we have minds. even in using the smallest percentage of our brains, we are capable of unimaginable things.

a friend of mine told me that, when he used to have more money, he'd sometimes get out an extra twenty from the atm, and when he got fast food, he'd tell the clerk that he wanted to pay for the person behind him too. I think that's pretty cool. there's no way that person can thank you, or even know who you are; you aren't doing it for any selfish reason, it's just a nice thing to do.

also, never underestimate the power of friendship. alot of times, christians especially, we assume we have to do something tangible. people don't always want money, or some trinket. nobody ever decides they don't want friends.

i don't know. my random thoughts after our bible study tonight.