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Pay It Forward

Now this tale may seem such a simple story of how this young boy came to me one day and brought before me this feeling of let us say let's pay this forward. A movement of sorts about what you do or say to heal a heart, in a world of worldly fears. Now to the story. My day had begun like any other day with no thoughts or ideas. Just plod along, day in and day on. Now, as I walked down this hill my legs began to strain, now I'd passed this young lad the day before and right on by without even saying "hello." But today my shoelace gave way and than that boy came running for me. Of course I had been quite scared. This boy looked at me a smile upon his face, "hello," say he and than he began to tie my shoelace. He tied my shoe, my shoe he did. Now what a lad he made me glad and than I thought this boy the kindest human in the world he said hello and tied my shoe. Now I guess this young lad had caught my bewildered gaze. "Now Sir," say he. I seen your shoe, it had been untied and, and I I didn't want you coming to no harm. You see you were walking down this hill and I had seen your shoe untied, so of course I wanted to tie your shoe. I didn't want you to fall and hurt your head. So now sir if you'll let me go, a tear began to roll from my eye, I quickly glanced to my left and to my right and than I quickly rubbed this tear with trembling hand. So now with one great big smile this lad began to walk away. "Hey you!" I yelled, " don't you need any money?" With this he now turned and looked at me with a silly grin, and he said, " pay it forward." So with this you see now he and I, we say hello. With this one great plan of paying it forward.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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