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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.3 O- g; z8 m; J
X* L1 l- t, g) cHis name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his1 j; C) k5 C3 M) @% y
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?& W0 B* s. T' u, ?: [
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He must really be a nerd."8 V% l0 n6 O7 w8 i
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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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1 S7 E' X \8 R! K8 h2 M9 lAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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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.
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' c) F2 u) r+ @+ G0 E9 P6 rHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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( J8 ]- p+ Q- S1 m7 n& tHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes7 O R# ~2 y5 m+ e7 l& \
+ F% G( U% o& h7 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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% Z" |" ]$ q* G# P/ BAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.
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1 r3 \. Q7 g! w" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.
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% {9 h& X3 ^, c M* N- \: `It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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# W* @ q5 h& x# Q! y3 }$ fI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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3 N! u* W* [. l$ ?& d, g- h, vAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. }! h% |, ]4 Y. L' O7 @
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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.( K( k O* a3 s. ^- i. e5 i- g+ B/ O- b
# m' z. y6 w: [/ v# g0 b _. \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.* s) @) ^; o f7 R6 w
9 `4 {' A/ r. I5 o9 V% g4 zI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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( c. ~7 n, M; p! FHe said yes.
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. J% X6 n2 W* o+ f0 j; ^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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!- ^: ~/ e- I M/ F8 \9 o
/ b- K5 c# p9 D# O7 q" He just laughed and handed me half the books.; A! ~. M6 u3 K# E7 ^5 ?+ f( r
4 B& b5 o1 a5 P* A% WOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends./ _( ?% q) t5 G. T$ f
+ D# ^- M } A8 @2 |( ?4 K8 nWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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; ~! b) K/ ^; p$ c" Q2 }% QKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
9 b: W5 U1 E8 F) ]# Z) u( HWas going to Duke.
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.# q& r9 t M8 X0 F% C) Z7 n9 @( o
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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+ i9 ~0 V% ~/ M" j0 C1 s1 SKyle was valedictorian of our class.1 J( ?; x0 J% h, u* g3 U
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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7 L9 ~) u' r/ D- r5 }( Z4 gHe looked great.3 T2 N7 J. f) L* I& R, \1 |
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.2 U0 _) g0 m4 {" w0 g! D! n7 S
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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. B, F) [" J" S0 kBoy, sometimes I was jealous.0 ?/ `. ^. }8 G6 @* Y+ Q
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Today was one of those days.
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# ~5 z8 X6 r' _5 `7 ~; RI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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( e; i' M) B! C% ?$ H/ `So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!", c [$ N; G* K; L
$ L- P+ z* R) i9 D9 c$ c/ Q& mHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.3 B4 Z% }5 P3 h9 q8 f% ^
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began! Q- ]& ~' i$ G: }4 y; a. c5 D ~
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"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...5 U5 b" V( j* D* a4 z5 _8 ~- p3 M& Z
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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! t: u& V( y" @0 v( p" Y5 n gI am going to tell you a story."
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I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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& m" H% f, v* {1 w, X- B4 WHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.3 B- F4 H8 f, `* h) {2 o# i4 U
) C8 J7 n9 i3 bHe 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.( o8 P( M) {: J( T+ F
) p& ^1 _: w9 Z5 A/ g, O2 {He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.. ]% n( n5 u0 J/ J
% S- h6 S* p9 E# \7 W"Thankfully, I was saved.; x, N/ X$ W3 x) t2 B/ a0 S
9 \1 p7 l. V- {5 kMy 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.* d: x8 ?# x* H) Y; ~, W
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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: G `/ ^5 m1 L( [( R" ^Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.( z! p: P ], \6 P% K
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.% U& a' a5 S! ^. O) a4 V. M3 K6 @
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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5 s* ?3 z" [ m9 c! O. ^/ @8 J1 VGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.# w2 L4 z5 Z: C- E8 p+ p4 W
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Look for God in others.
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6 v0 O9 X* @( R) ]( m9 Q& xYou now have two choices, you can:1 {' j' D2 L2 w6 G: u& l
5 u3 Y/ @: \- _0 h7 \' q+ ~4 C/ f1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.$ d& B: r0 r* \, F$ c: `0 a
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
8 o2 G1 X/ i" ], h"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.", e$ l/ j0 J, b) e% X8 n2 ?7 B; J
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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1 B- K# M6 l. e. Z% ?2 z OTomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.' u, [+ y$ a; X
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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% W+ F/ n- \8 ^. _+ xIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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