I spent an hour today making an introduction that will probably get my mentee a job better than mine, and I did it without a second thought. Someone once opened doors for me when I had nothing to give back, and I've decided I pay that forward and then some. Lifting the people behind me isn't a chore I fit in around my real work anymore, it's some of the best of what I do.
More people experience this than they realize.
You lift the people behind you as both a duty and a joy, paying forward what you were given.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.