Learning A Very Important Lesson From A Kid

In my adult life I never thought that I would learn the biggest lesson I could ever learn in life, from a kid. It all started when I watched a movie I missed seeing when it was first shown in theaters. Please allow me to tell you about it.

Of the hundreds of movies I have seen so far, only one made a profound, life-changing impact on me. Essentially, in watching the movie, I learned what I think is the most important lesson about living, from a kid. 

All my life, people I know kept telling me I am a good man. I never bothered to study myself to find out if they were right. I simply took their word for it and went on with my life believing that what they said of me was true ... until ... I watched the movie, Pay It Forward.

Then, I realized, I was not really the good man I thought I have always been, after all. I've been living a lie. 

The movie revealed what I have come to see as a major flaw in my character. It hit hard where my ego hurt the most: the realization that I was selfish all along. I wasn't doing what a real good man was supposed to be doing. And that is: doing good from the heart with no strings attached. 

Yes I did good, countless times, but I did only when asked. Very rarely did I volunteer to do good.

Thank God for the movie, I came to my senses. My life was never the same again afterwards. There's a lot more that I need to work on in making things right about myself and I cannot expect to be perfectly good in my physical life, but I'm making progress. 



Along the lines of "paying it forward," all I want to do now is pass on to others the many good things ...

that have been done to me but which I cannot pay back to my benefactors, like for instance: the education I attained which was made possible by my aunt's support, without which, I would not have gone beyond elementary school. My aunt has long since gone and I've never been able to repay her at all for all her kindness. What better way for me to honor her and give recognition to her generosity than to pass on to others the good she did for me.  

And that's exactly the reason why I thought of putting up the MindSpring Center for Value-based Learning and Entrepreneurship. My aim is to provide value-based education and training to talented but marginalized youth who, instead of attending school, have to labor hard just to put food on the table. Education is key to progress and it is what separates the rich from the downtrodden of society. 

This point in time, planning the project is like building the proverbial castle in the air. But I've got to dream big, not for myself or for personal aggrandizement, but for our would-be beneficiaries who we have already identified as deserving of help. These are the talented and creative kids who are working to produce beautiful handcrafted products for a home-based handicrafts business in Asin, Baguio City, to augment family income. This, they are obligated to do out of necessity when they are supposed to be in school studying. They have no choice. They need help.

Perhaps you can chip in to get the project realized. Even just a single dollar that you can spare for the cause will go a long way in achieving the goal. Your help will not go in vain for God will bless you richly for it. Please click the FREE GIFT Tab to download our token of appreciation for your generosity. Thank you very much.

If you want to watch the movie, Pay It Forward, but can't find a copy in your local video shop, you can buy it from Amazon.com at a cheaper price. If you do buy from there, you will be helping the cause since I am an Amazon.com associate and I earn a commission from sales generated through my link. Please click the product link below for more information. Thanks.