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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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" |- ~" G" f$ m4 e8 A, x: ~I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.

1 i' A" |4 y; e; _His name was Kyle.
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& T- {- V( ]- L9 B: d7 r0 d: rIt looked like he was carrying all of his
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?

He must really be a nerd."
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I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

/ [+ C- B' ]& L- _8 b" L* S7 sThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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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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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.

As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.

They really should get lives.
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( G! z# e2 p; }+ S" A$ v" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"

8 C- H& R2 `4 {% {1 k" oThere was a big smile on his face.

" N. M: H) q; W; R8 A) UIt 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.

' P4 Z+ \2 T1 ?* Y( y+ r4 aAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.

He said he had gone to private school before now.
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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.
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/ }7 K! x, Y" wHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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* R2 }$ w9 W0 sI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.
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We 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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# o- n  M7 D" T: E2 NMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.

, }& F# v9 c+ n8 eI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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5 ]7 U2 N7 W3 `5 J5 V; s9 I" ~# o; E" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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6 C7 n5 v& H0 c) v: \Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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: v% K5 W9 |$ B9 WWhen we were seniors, we began to think
About college.

Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
& u- T2 r1 g: {5 i6 W. S# aWas going to Duke.

I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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5 J; y. D, ^1 S  \He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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- ~1 ]9 M7 ^! r; J- Z# [Kyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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( t/ x. T( w% I: YHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.

/ a/ L  C1 |0 w; u* p+ ~( JI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak

1 ~3 E4 Y' |/ q  mGraduation day, I saw Kyle.

7 A( H  y/ K) x9 S6 kHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.

He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.

He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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" k, W: X. W# Q' B* P/ n% ?Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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1 X. Y$ F+ \  ?Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

So, 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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) ?0 c) X5 A9 p0 h; U7 P0 `"Thanks," he said.

As 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.
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...

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Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

7 [6 G0 e  [& v* mI am going to tell you a story."

I 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.

1 u' l/ @  m6 `) e2 h' G! IHe 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.

7 y2 a3 s5 S! A, r5 H1 {0 x"Thankfully, I was saved.

My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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; C% l3 ~! |" I& V- }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.
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: b. I* h4 e5 @% U7 V8 INot until that moment did I realize it's depth.

1 ]; Z' I7 u1 NNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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5 {* S+ z, k; ]$ ]7 vWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.

& {# X% @9 E2 @. aFor 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.
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8 o& c$ K; x# ~7 i, HYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or

1 g6 R$ w, n: R: V% \8 `* h2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.

As you can see, I took choice number 1.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

% y/ ~5 \+ a5 Q' Y3 D' S* a8 hThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.

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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.

If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

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Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.

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