I’m forwarding this out from the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ, on my 5th day of my 9-day barnstorming mission. So far, so great. Gotta run!
There’s no point sharing my reply here. I just tried to be gracious and thankful.
Posting this from a hotel in Ohio . . .
I replied:
Dear ______:
I know you wrote it a long time ago, and maybe you forget what you wrote, but I’m writing to thank you for your letter.
It blew me away.
I’m glad that it touched you, inspired you to aspire to become a better, kinder person. I’m confident that you already are.
To answer your question, no, I was never bullied as a child. I suspect I was more like you, a bystander, a floater, and it took me a long time before I opened my eyes to see, as you wrote, “that regular people can make a difference.”
My best,
JP