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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,

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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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1 L2 k5 \& p4 y& t* I# @3 rHe must really be a nerd."
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: M  u+ d7 `6 U- bI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.

0 Q/ r0 O" x3 C% PHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.

They really should get lives.

7 X: s+ w. y, E* Y+ H" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"

There was a big smile on his face.

It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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He said he had gone to private school before now.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.

) J/ C) A0 [( B$ m  [I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.

( l: d; B) ~4 G6 f6 T; C: qHe said yes.
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1 s$ t, J. C6 {; X, l; yWe hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!

! @1 ^: y, e6 q5 f7 k" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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$ ^; `3 x8 q# x: m- \7 D/ |+ VOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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When we were seniors, we began to think
About college.

Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
Was going to Duke.
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% m9 {8 [# d( S% Q7 QI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.

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: r6 D1 ]+ D0 t! M( ?1 UKyle was valedictorian of our class.

3 B' v1 A* Q5 P, ]5 k. O% aI teased him all the time about being a nerd.

- A1 N% t9 e* J- oHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.

2 {9 Q6 `6 C) c% b: gI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak

Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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9 C+ g* `& z6 y6 F( [+ b. f7 D# w9 ?He looked great.

6 g. c7 L- i- Y6 [7 q( EHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.

: ^- @$ T- Q, C8 H7 v' g7 r7 {$ ?' ]He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.

: a6 e0 @3 u! }/ x# XBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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. \% q( |  ^- e; B3 f7 q* mToday was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

% V; m1 t5 l/ l) \9 G' {9 K: x; TSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"

' E5 l# }. i: Y, h: Y4 l# uHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.

, G2 f8 M7 K0 w"Thanks," he said.
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! N! q# g5 j1 U! n, Y4 m/ k; e: KAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began

"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.

Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I am going to tell you a story."

; G; p( s% k0 VI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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# m2 ]( W$ V) l. Y4 a, DHe talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.

"Thankfully, I was saved.

: @. U& N4 d$ t# y+ `  DMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

3 h$ j0 e  k/ Z* HI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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5 K0 m) I% @( C  Z1 ?Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.

% j% @( j4 Z6 W; Q! Z1 XWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.

For better or for worse.
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4 j" s2 g6 ^1 {8 L: j% C, RGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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: t8 q  L  W) E/ kLook for God in others.

, b4 Q0 X7 N' f; O( Z6 ZYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or

2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.

3 u% V" K1 a6 T% O/ \As you can see, I took choice number 1.
$ z5 T' Y+ Y5 d3 B( |" e3 k/ B"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

3 q# Z0 J% p$ I" D$ e" [: xThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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' _" s3 T; O  d2 JTomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.

9 r% q# }5 j' s6 y7 L. L( z; DIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

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Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift.