WHEN THE SOLDIERS IN WW1 LAID DOWN THEIR WEAPONS IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMASFor more ideas, see How to Practice Random Acts of Kindness. Pay it forward. Instead of asking that your good deed be repaid in any way, ask that the return favor be "paid forward" to someone else in need. For example, perhaps you can afford to help a student attend a course that he or she would otherwise be unable to afford. In turn, ask that student to do likewise in the future for another student he or she comes across unable to afford a course.