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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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5 D, ^. B2 {. z, kI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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- z6 i. _/ i/ e4 j6 h8 @His name was Kyle.
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: ]- x7 p- _7 c/ KIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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! U! x: z/ x4 L; l) O! V/ SI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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5 P3 k5 u4 q' u$ YHe 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.
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3 r% n8 v/ T4 C7 YAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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/ E8 T, [# @2 g: Z; oThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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0 t2 \5 ^% ~& {' l; Y. `5 x6 F& T+ q% _His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.' c. z# w3 `; m% w# C
8 i M. a/ ~8 w; {/ @, O5 iHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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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.9 L0 Y( z; ^ ]: \! {8 z
. I& J( l& k- W P9 x9 ?/ yAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.; C( g4 X0 r/ L# ~+ ^! J
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They really should get lives.0 Z5 h6 G, p$ p4 ^/ G. K7 {- U( t3 Q
, `& F0 Y5 b0 W9 Z0 C/ |" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"! J Y' V* M/ T- J7 x. w
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There was a big smile on his face.7 s& Y6 \, w5 J3 ^# J1 l; h. v
# ^5 G" R2 J' v7 ~* v2 x2 w) Y8 V7 mIt 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.$ a* @$ b) ]; ~% K3 K" E# J& ~ K
4 P1 }+ {' l8 I& _! k0 ^As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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8 g# ^2 e4 l7 U8 g3 CHe said he had gone to private school before now.- Q/ g9 _* P8 b" E; f
# P: O, Y5 ~% U6 ?* `# n& QI 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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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid." B$ E+ @; u3 |( E ]& B" C
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.2 o9 U. F4 N. B3 A# \
; ]" h4 [- q( o1 D1 tHe 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.5 C; D5 q2 B2 e3 t- p3 Q, i2 a
! e O! @2 H Q2 [$ s p+ j( CMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again./ o- G5 _8 M' } {
- v) b8 P# C* e# KI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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+ n5 _, w$ p0 N1 c4 L7 N, vOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends." J' k( Y5 D* {( H& ^
]4 G; S; \ o/ A& ] j3 iWhen we were seniors, we began to think6 r+ S. X# p- R5 q5 e4 p; F6 ~; w8 h
About college.) ^+ f4 t5 A0 I3 i0 z8 ]
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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/ X) |3 P" R2 t2 r. h. PI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.+ F; V& \. ]+ W" m- V) ^
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.% O% j% q6 L f( J0 A! _; {% \
* p* N, Q& }" RKyle was valedictorian of our class.9 ]4 I# q) n; a& r4 I% }
2 T' [6 s( Z. k' y9 `2 nI teased him all the time about being a nerd.! F+ ^5 _, }. W9 w7 p4 Q' u# {( m. v' g
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.5 @' L6 X' b) x/ X+ v! Q
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak& a2 u) G* x& \7 S+ Q& Y
0 J7 p0 C- H/ ^) q- }Graduation day, I saw Kyle.% \/ G( m* m2 z- }* a2 [& f# Z
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He looked great.0 p0 ^# R7 S# d$ s/ C' V: D2 M
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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- N6 `- q0 o. C: AHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.( H* C" o0 D+ ]: v9 O# i/ S" a+ _8 V
7 \! B+ w! ~2 l- EHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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) R( B1 c2 _9 i9 V4 m2 LBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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8 J n E4 l3 ?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.3 ^5 l' h1 @) }% n! X2 [2 s
+ [9 n2 Y: t3 b( F- I1 l"Thanks," he said.
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0 |& {# w" H" JAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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. Q( t3 q- j" Z% @5 ]; u6 Y% X1 U; R"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...8 u" ~+ [* y M( L0 M. r$ f% c0 D! |$ _
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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) z5 f. `$ t" K% H9 T& t4 ~' k" ^I am going to tell you a story."3 ~5 T2 Y$ `& K3 _- _/ A
. o" ^1 } g9 Q* e$ W* B9 ]I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.- m9 I+ f6 |: Q4 n4 C0 }
; o8 z+ _( z; W6 fHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.8 i9 s. @4 q/ b1 l* i. F
) B' z. T u6 l+ F; j7 r% xHe 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.5 D3 M$ [- ]4 W5 p4 H
( H9 Q6 ]" _) @0 M1 M+ | CHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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+ ?! U# m, r* k' I9 Q1 v zMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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2 G1 g( f, v2 w$ h- e, R6 l5 dI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. ^; O" z8 T% x) i
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.. S, M$ ]3 t( m
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.- g% ?9 b1 m+ s7 c
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.2 p% N) m+ Y) q1 ]( ~0 y# x
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For better or for worse.* m/ k. L) H. }( R* \( n
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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5 c7 X; g C5 c- c5 C) L+ w" L" VLook for God in others.
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& c% C" L; M' p- r- i7 KYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.. x* d: C2 n# u2 {
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
- \8 i( @ \/ o5 m"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."4 ^5 D: U' K9 T. w* ]
( U; | m8 @* d1 ?/ m8 PThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.. T3 W4 ^8 S( U: @4 N7 {
. I% v/ Z& G% ?0 ^) lTomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.
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! }$ a! t" a7 `+ A3 |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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