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>>>“Pass it on” seems to be catching on in a big way around here.<<<

I have been doing that for a long time...

Back when I was in the Army, a fellow platoon member was very distraught - so I asked him if there was anything I could do. He said that he had everything set to bring his wife down there to live, he had a place rented and all, but he didn’t have enough money left to go get his wife.

I asked him how much he needed, and he said it would take $100 to drive up to Kansas and bring her back. I suggested we go to the base credit union and see what they said. They told him that he would need a cosigner - which I did for him, which meant I had to at least deposit $5 into an account of my own. He asked me how he could repay me and I told him to just ‘Pass it On’.

Many years later I was in KC, eating at one of the steak houses near the stockyards(I think it was the Golden Ox can’t really remember for sure) and this guy and his wife came up to me and said they wanted me to know that telling him to ‘pass it on’ had changed their lives. I didn’t recognize him at first but it was the same guy. He had decided to go to work for a rather large foundation that made small grants to people - he said that he made thousands of those grants, and he told each one to ‘Pass it On’.

So, I continue to say and do that. Never know who or what the good effects will be.

I remember years and years ago (40-50???), my job required spending time on the road traveling between Post Offices, I listened to my car radio. One day, a gent who claimed to be a libertarian gave a long spiel about families and communities taking care of their own, and how much better this world would be. A lot of what he said would not be possible for everyone, but the essence of his rant made so much sense to me. I have tried to incorporate his theory into my life to the extent possible and hubby puts me to shame with the things he does most every day.When my mother became bedridden, my two sisters and I provided 24 hour care for three years. I realize everybody can't do these things, but those that could, should.