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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,1 R- Z; D* f. n. }4 x- q
% z( p; r8 s# m( ]: B: dI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.$ l8 C) n0 a# g, B( j1 X8 U
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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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+ c6 J( D; w F! D- ?# m$ c2 DI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?3 B. e. N) F4 D" C; B9 ~9 J; p5 p
( a& V9 S6 _* |# Z7 A+ qHe 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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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.1 b! G2 b3 y1 A6 F) t
! F/ \+ ~: S6 _7 b% s# F$ K7 G8 uThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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" }6 @0 y; i5 c5 MHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.' e$ P s- V- ^! s
1 u0 M( O9 u/ v+ N' `1 aHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes; g7 e: g- _: h& W2 @* v
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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.
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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!"6 Q& M, ^" S) R& j
! I1 W, q5 r/ \% k% ], o4 Q6 r5 jThere was a big smile on his face.$ z+ _- Z5 u, l3 H; k5 S
5 m9 {0 K4 p4 [# }6 M U6 QIt 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.
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.. _4 `' p; g1 g0 M2 [, D
. A9 _9 N1 @, y: WHe said he had gone to private school before now.4 E7 [: v, M, Q
% U/ g' q# b: f3 ]+ o1 x' Z ]I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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9 }/ i; ]+ ?7 I0 y7 `& qWe 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.2 ~* v6 k7 q7 G0 U' Q
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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# o2 g b j X, l4 i B, b& QHe said yes.# }4 ^+ H7 l8 `& y( `
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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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. L2 R$ }" T3 Z! e) W, DMonday 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!
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- v5 s2 d8 a0 E" He just laughed and handed me half the books.2 u2 s6 N% m- H* N- s: ^# r' W
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.0 D0 Q _4 F8 f- \- ^
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+ b7 W M! s0 ]" m8 O% j( x$ wKyle decided on Georgetown, and I+ G8 G9 Y' p0 N! m; q8 F3 c
Was going to Duke.
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I 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.
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, d; g9 D- ?+ I+ z7 `% U& NKyle was valedictorian of our class.9 V% ]3 C/ q, {
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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.! m! [; @6 B' y( F5 m
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, a5 ^+ U! \+ EGraduation day, I saw Kyle.6 H3 n. n9 f4 A" G1 z" H1 D
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He looked great.
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He 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.9 V2 ]# ]" Y0 ~/ O$ N3 ~) a; p* h3 l
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.3 x" {# s# l; Q* M' i
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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, |# {1 t9 l" I! T4 E: j E* YToday was one of those days.
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1 k1 h2 U* V1 D7 S" sI could see that he was nervous about his speech.: h; [7 _/ M# ?* N F
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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 M3 s+ ^- C7 U0 c# X
0 `4 A( C9 p( W; @* \"Thanks," he said.8 D2 w5 j: ]- \0 a8 h$ w2 {- t
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began$ G7 L* h7 }( E% m
7 P# k( d9 @% t8 {8 O5 J"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years." K! P, v1 K( l5 \* O5 h+ `% a6 U/ ?
( T& R0 ]% T0 L9 t* }1 o2 c* y0 ?* qYour 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
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! T( D1 Y, S+ w+ fI am going to tell you a story."
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[; F" R& W& Q( n8 ZI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.' e( V S& }1 [' a/ y0 t8 N4 i: p6 a
9 z) a0 A; c8 P) k7 { n7 J7 _* S! p0 oHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.1 T0 S5 r k: [
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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.0 V* V7 Z: y: P; {$ P
' H `) k) O/ q3 K8 F' BHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. E7 |% K+ u) R( t7 V4 E0 v
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"Thankfully, I was saved.* ~; V& v# k9 n5 f6 o# J4 S) Z. Q
- z2 B: M8 u; ^# n! [. JMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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0 b5 J! Y, a0 }I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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9 y0 \' z$ ?4 y: s/ J: k; Y2 T( FI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.( P! ^* q* q; N5 x [0 y
" r' s6 G: R. F& n. w/ I9 U0 |Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.+ S9 s( K; v; Z' T- z1 j% O
5 l, h6 S' a# k. o( H& m; G* GFor better or for worse.& v. k' Y; M8 k$ h7 N& y- Y1 c
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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.0 i- |3 V* C0 `- o! ^/ w
, [0 I- a# \7 a; l' g- JYou now have two choices, you can:) D$ ?5 d+ ?, C4 [0 L, P
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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.- S6 H, q6 T+ r- i& f
( c6 ?- |9 v4 B8 ~! C- P5 VAs you can see, I took choice number 1.& _8 j7 g4 _! e& }4 M$ K" |
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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! B/ I3 [9 H: z. w9 M; ]There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.' y) K) l3 R L+ E d* V1 y( `
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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% U0 h! S6 g& ~0 C4 QIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.9 J: ^! ^' @. @/ v+ W; Q
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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