If you've ever been the recipient of a "pay it forward" moment, you already know that the simplest gesture could completely change your day. This is especially true if an unexpected act of kindness comes along at a difficult time in your life.
INSIDER rounded up some of the best stories on Reddit that show how kind gestures both big and small have impacted these Redditor's lives.
"She drove way out of her way to drop me off at my house."
"I was walking home one day last winter, it was super cold out and some lady I've never seen before stopped to pick me up. She was really nice and drove way out of her way to drop me off at my house. She gave me a winter hat and a piece of chicken (she was on her way home from KFC) I said 'thank you' and she told me to pay it forward." - Redditor butterandtoast101
"A friend of mine would stop by my house on Mother's Day to spend half the day with my mom since I wasn't there."
"When I left for the Army, a friend of mine would stop by my house on Mother's Day to spend half the day with my mom since I wasn't there. He also took her out for her birthday, as well. I never asked him to do any of those things but it made me realize how lucky I am to have friends like him." - Redditor LouieLives
"A friend's parents found me an old junker that ran amazingly and bought it for me."
"I was in a bad car accident (think car flipping, I was knocked unconscious bad). While I was not injured other than a concussion and I herniated some disks in my back, I was left without transportation to my work. I lived about five miles from the nearest bus stop in a heavily wooded area without shoulders on the road, and the bus ride would be three hours to work, after changing buses several times.
"A friend's parents found me an old junker that ran amazingly and bought it for me. I didn't care what the vehicle looked like so long as I could get to work. I asked them how much the car was so I could pay them back, and they refused. They merely made me promise to pay it forward the same way one day. I fully intend to do so." - Redditor Flashyturpentine
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