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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,. a" ]( X2 V& y* D
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His name was Kyle.4 r/ j- H) M r: ~# h
8 z6 a, X9 S$ b& T! zIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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$ E. V7 k# ]' kI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?; V9 A6 @' |- W. n0 k/ ^
N) t* C3 T, c" f) ]He must really be a nerd.": x1 k6 Q! h$ d( g' V; x! j
8 F! o5 h( t% PI 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.# m" ^2 a* a7 M) r7 o8 ?5 w
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They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.0 j+ O- t! j* c1 Z
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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' E8 f# w: q1 N% E+ {/ p8 XHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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& P- H/ Z# X# c* c; j. }2 U# XMy 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.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"+ [9 C" W3 m$ c E/ e9 J
0 F8 {& p" T0 u$ i) q5 J( JThere was a big smile on his face.) s, A4 u3 ]+ \7 ~- j- d' [
- r! N4 ~; `5 @& yIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.$ ~, G' L5 |% ~; i: S
0 F- {4 }8 g+ w6 II helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived., F; g) p% s) `! c
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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" B: Z: S [( l7 E/ mHe said he had gone to private school before now.* c6 x. A8 \/ ]" N
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.+ Z) d- M7 n6 \9 C" O
# L9 p0 ?: A. MWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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- |' U6 I6 b/ g1 @' J; RHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.8 r& f7 I/ {* k0 k) H' z
9 d' o k s0 FI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends./ t6 R' s, Y3 G) e$ \
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He said yes.
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" J( t6 |- ~$ | ?* \3 uWe 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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0 W0 j+ B% r5 g3 T6 }Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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9 J/ O& s1 V0 p6 t! {I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!( ~" c+ W) J1 G2 A6 y q: Z
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.4 S+ m$ p6 ]6 o/ _- E/ Y
Z9 {* P. D# d$ p- D) YOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.+ M" K. V6 W+ J5 ]
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When we were seniors, we began to think8 l( m P0 ?+ e s3 |- s
About college.
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1 k! ]. u. Y9 ]% I( m+ l9 NKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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% s0 o$ a/ k. HI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.5 r0 p$ |1 u- h5 Y2 D6 i" p
' v5 K0 u, Z- v% k8 ~3 nKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd. `" u' E6 P9 H, ?+ X- L) G* S# Z3 [
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.$ y8 M% s/ U8 q9 k7 X
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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5 f2 U7 N0 [& K s" F7 m2 F9 F3 AGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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2 O: c3 P3 n; n, V3 THe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.9 x' I* s% p0 C' {% b: }
4 k/ A2 j$ I+ a" |1 tHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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1 A f& X3 O, |! F+ v. L* i1 OHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.' |" l/ A" j5 P/ W; s* y
4 W# m5 V I1 c: V% K% UBoy, sometimes I was jealous.! e* T# p8 P5 C: X8 w" K$ t
9 Z9 Z- E* ]3 }0 FToday was one of those days.
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" E. D% r6 |" G0 z% _I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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0 d) N+ ~$ N& c9 t" |" r' B1 I" hSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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) G. ]+ g K7 [$ k# K! ]"Thanks," he said.: n3 k" c6 }5 E, A' e& z) U
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.# z! T( S' h9 j/ I* n- v% i" h
Y: j2 y( h. r+ t) `$ VYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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" |$ i# d( n/ F5 p& i1 T; RI am here to tell all of you that being a
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! F9 ]3 Q0 g* R' N+ V' ?$ c. BI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.# u6 B* J" q+ G
+ U& a$ K4 T" \: Y3 hHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.: Q+ h2 l% `$ F7 ]' O
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He 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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R1 R( z+ U. K; B- ]) y# d4 ZHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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$ w: e) e- ?4 f h {- }' S; Z1 aMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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I 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.; o+ D- l3 v( h! s. d" F
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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7 i$ Q( \- Z3 r; |2 w4 CNever underestimate the power of your actions.% u' J3 v. X3 p4 m- A& Z8 o: K
% N9 q" \- k( E: b7 N3 vWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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4 w/ ^2 {+ V( [- v* dFor better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.9 K5 ]2 e8 k7 Z9 Z& x) \+ B# p
3 I A$ ^& q- R, z& sYou now have two choices, you can:
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$ r! h2 j: p _8 P2 t5 l: p; H0 v, l1) Pass this on to your friends or! y! ~+ E: |1 Z* p1 ?$ {3 e0 E
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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4 o0 `, V& a) C" n% @8 D2 FAs you can see, I took choice number 1.+ z( o9 }8 P' f
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.& f& K4 I( z- X9 S4 f* V1 t/ @; H% y2 G
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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' S/ E& s$ l- H7 k8 n4 GToday is a gift.
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* I3 _6 |( y: X+ ~! x' e6 [It'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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