Like other reviewers, I am a cynic. Like other reviewers, I saw the cover and it interested me. I came back from lunch and Looked up the title and, after reading the synopsis, ordered it immediately despite a stack of books at home just waiting to be read. I finally read it yesterday. Amazing how to search uplifting message can be delivered in only a couple of hours. Despite my innate cynicism, I finished the book Wishing did something similar would happen - and Believing That It Could. As the book points out, the idea is not "random acts of kindness". They are not random. It is spending your time looking for people That You Can Help - and then asking them to pay it forward. And you help them despite your feelings to the contrary - as in the case of Matt and Sidney G., or the original gang member interviewed Chris. I started a tradition a couple years ago of buying some of the best books I read did year for friends and family, so They would have to pass on Their Own copies. This year, I am already considering buying everyone the same book, Just Because It was so wonderful and carries seeking an incredible message. I Only Wish That other readers had Reacted more like the adults of the book, rather than Trevor's classmates - seeing the possibilities and responsibilities did come with paying a kindness forward, rather than questioning Whether People Can Actually live based on on honor system.
