Wednesday, February 29, 2012


In the movie Pay it Forward the theme of the movie is to simply “pay it forward.” It means to pay your dues by helping strangers out because you were helped out by a random stranger. This seems like a childish attempt to be able to pull out the kindness inside of people. A convoluted plan which involves making people feel liable from being helped. In some cases it does work but there is too much greed for it to have much of an impact. It also seems like a great idea but, nowadays people don’t care much for the strangers around them so I don’t believe that this idea will work. The main reason is the capitalist society where people only worry for themselves. There has been some times where I “paid it forward”. During my way home I saw a mother carrying her daughter while tugging her son inside the bus. I offered her help to carry her stroller inside and even paid for her bus fare, why not. I did feel liable to help her out because there is several times when I didn’t have any money for the bus but was helped by a stranger. I felt good knowing that I helped a mother in need but not everyone feels the same.

1 comment:

  1. Okay Victor,
    I don't think it is all that bad and that all people are greedy after all. Look at your own example. You remembered the people who helped you with bus fare so you helped someone else. Now, that does not prove to me that all people are greedy. Have a little faith here!
    Professor Martin

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