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In reply to the discussion: Reinforcing moment in the checkout line [View all]Paper Roses
(7,486 posts)43. A lesson to all of us. No matter how bad things seem at the moment,
helping someone who needs a hand will make our problems seem minor in comparison. I hope I can do the same some day.
I thank you and the other kind person.
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Society can be decent but there are obnoxious individuals who poison everything around them.
erronis
May 2015
#31
Even so, it's very American. Maybe a dog-eat-dog society (thanks to its government)
Joe Chi Minh
May 2015
#34
I am not sure lots knows what it means to play it forward and normally it happens to the one behind
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#2
I think the expression is 'pay it forward' and it's from a movie where someone does something for
freshwest
May 2015
#44
You're correct that some would refuse, but a mother would not be so quick
No Vested Interest
May 2015
#40
I actually think there are a lot of good people out there. The problem comes in recognizing need
jwirr
May 2015
#6
I've done such things and I'll bet that every DUer worth their salt has done the same.
BlueJazz
May 2015
#26
i think this is the upside with the net. i am hearing more of these stories told. part of the pass
seabeyond
May 2015
#30