I participated in the Pay It Forward Project🍀🫶❣️
It was about thirty years ago, I believe, when I was working as a tutor, that I first encountered the phrase "Pay it forward" in an English textbook.
It was in a public junior high school English textbook. The textbook explained that by passing on small acts of kindness from one person to another, if everyone could feel just a little bit heartwarming, the world would become a warmer place—and no, I'm not talking about global warming (laughs). That's what was written.
I still clearly remember the feeling of "how wonderful" I felt at that time.
I don't know how that phrase remains with the students I was teaching back then. But I myself am here now, still holding onto those words.
When I received the "Pay It Forward Project" baton from LaLaLa-san, I immediately remembered that page in the textbook.
This time, I read the articles of three people and left comments for them.
A story about opening a time capsule only to find one's own letter was blank. A story about becoming a dwarf because I didn't want to be found by anyone, yet somehow wanted to be found. And an article that teaches me about worlds I rarely encounter in daily life, from AI to global warming and sleep science.
All of them left a lasting impression on my heart after reading them.
✨ Participating in the Pay It Forward Project ✨
This project is a "pay it forward" baton relay where the support received is passed on to the next three people.
May many wonderful encounters and warm comments spread throughout note.
I look forward to your participation!
The three people I commented on
Piisuke-san "Re:member Episode 1: The Blank Letter"
https://note.com/moral_newt9196/n/nc221f5b4c5d4Yappu-san "A dwarf in someone's heart,"
https://note.com/shiny_quail919/n/n4c2b2bf90538Sho Ashihara-san "The brain's washing machine runs in 50-second cycles every night—the physics of preventing dementia as revealed by sleep science"
https://note.com/safe_gibbon6757/n/n426a2a665753
To those who receive the comment next
I would be happy if you could pass it on at your own comfortable pace and in your own words.
#PayItForwardProject