A Forrest Gump Impersonator's Guide to Gumption. The evil that those bullies send his way gets turned around to something good. Forrest is resilient. The negative is constantly fertilizer for him . . . for something wonderful. IT HAPPENS, but he continues to smile. He has faith. He believes in miracles, and he prays for Jenny and for shrimp. He says he's not a smart man, but that he knows what love is. He knows love and shows love. He's an underdog who succeeds because he's pure and childlike. Forrest is yielded to the Wind and lands wherever it sends him.