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Somtimes a random act of kindness touches our lives and for that moment we are filled with an exhilaration of thankfulness
to that individual or persons responsible for giving us that intangible feeling that people REALLY DO CARE! It's nice
to think that we all have a guardian angel out there somewhere who has our best interests at heart. Then when we least expect
it and many times we most need it out of the blue something wonderful happens! I like to call this experience "getting
bumped."
This is exactly what happened to me over 30 years ago when I received an anonymous note in my principal's
office as a senior in high school. I was given money for my college education and a note.! All my note said was," if
you are ever in the position to do something for someone be it of your time or money do it without expecting anything in return!"
The note was signed, "Your Guardian Angel." I had been "BUMPED!"
This feeling of thankfulness
and joy would last not only for a moment, but would carry throughout the rest of my life! " BUMPING IT UP!" is
not just a story but my passion and mission in life. All of this because one person took the time to care without expecting
anything in return.
In my late twenties I figured out the idenity of my guardian angel. He was the postmaster
of my hometown of Farmville, North Carolina. I attended an event there one Sunday where he was present. I had not seen
him for a while. I took him aside and immediately shared several stories of people I had come in contact with over the years
whom I had given a "BUMP." I honored these gestures with the same note I had received many years agos so they too
could experience the same exhilaration I had felt so long ago having been the recipient and now the giver of such unconditional
gestures.
This kind postmaster in my small hometown was named Bump short for Bumpass. This will hopefully be an
adventure of a lifetime as we embark on this journey appropriately called The Bump Experiment! Bump died just this past year
in 2007 at 88 blessed years of age. And though he is no longer with us his ONE gesture of kindness has been multiplied too
many times to keep track of and I'm sure exponenentially more times through others as we all continue to keep "BUMPING IT
UP!" The way I see it I think Bump is going to be around for a Very Long time!
The experiment begins soon
as I hope millions of people around the nation and the world may endeavor to "Bump IT UP!"
After all
YOUR one act of kindness may touch and change someone's life forever! Just ask me!
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