Some acts of generosity are too big to repay—and maybe that’s the point. When someone does something meaningful for you, the instinct is often to return the favor. But sometimes, the best way to honor that gesture is to pass the opportunity along to someone else. A moment of clarity from a casual conversation, connected with a memory from years before, reframes the idea of gratitude not as a debt, but as a catalyst. The chain doesn’t have to end where it started.

Pay it Forward