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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.
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His name was Kyle.
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6 h x- n* h5 }! z: bIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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+ A1 f* e# Y9 J# F- Z' s% O9 W- 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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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. s% d1 v, U3 L2 G3 p/ f* W
* k& a" {; \4 [2 ^ Y5 q+ GThey 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.: Z( `" o% I) u6 x" {: v* i4 I* q7 `
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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! g! ^6 J: J6 e9 jMy 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.! W" U3 g6 Z" c2 S
) u: D, C; o/ N& v, Z! @As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.; n8 I- [7 ] e% u" o
0 ] v" E* I' MThey really should get lives.
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5 t+ B+ q1 m5 s6 F* ^: K1 N/ \" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"# ]2 W$ v- m. o8 v9 Q0 a
: d( k* r( i( ~% RThere was a big smile on his face.
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7 [ D0 }" I. y! F8 f5 \2 H( ~It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.* Q9 ^ \3 ~- E, B0 _
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.2 R) ^, B/ T, e2 P( c
) P! d1 c: v5 M+ U9 N3 n2 w G' iAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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7 @8 G* s5 } p( x$ } tHe 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.# y+ o' |- G9 ?" Z/ Y
- L0 y' u) z/ ]& p6 v1 MWe 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.
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) V9 y0 l; n9 O4 U9 QI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.
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4 x# |- H/ K& GWe 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.: k* W' ~- o E; v/ z
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again./ ^7 u& U+ {% Z* m9 h+ B1 k/ {" ]% K
: ^- t! m" y$ G& X2 }I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!4 @. b) C7 c9 {: c: ^0 `
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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) L9 q( u2 T) g+ FOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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4 d* c1 e2 ~2 D' u. w/ [Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I- g- E; `5 O! Z/ t! I4 Z
Was going to Duke.. b' |4 t5 ^6 C' l+ P
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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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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.4 {, F0 I2 o0 `. r7 }; ~
" k8 ^( A) o) u% ^1 f- R9 II teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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4 a( g! X: k7 Y" z& E% Z/ E. k+ nHe 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$ M" I) g4 x8 N5 d& C% Z
* [5 g u1 [* a% M# O8 {2 R( b5 zGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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/ N3 {8 H$ l) q3 B, P3 kHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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: _* H& p) o+ N8 CHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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' X9 T$ d$ L" T( S. d! YHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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! B3 K+ A. Q$ U! R2 W0 X7 R5 zBoy, sometimes I was jealous.+ o, O2 H0 l2 a! D% z
. }+ \ L4 \* U, j# A6 y1 @" @) {Today was one of those days.
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3 z6 q t0 J% A nI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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\$ Y) y& ^# V1 ]So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!". ^. w8 |+ h ~* L# r0 D" c: ~- P
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.8 y' T% d6 Y! I3 b9 W( a4 A8 r2 k
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"Thanks," he said./ l! @& e- A0 O
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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$ M- A; S" e4 a$ R8 P$ k1 {$ k"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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0 r% F# [+ Y9 o$ j. }0 pYour 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 a2 C! }2 N, ^4 r2 q8 Q2 h
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.) o3 ?% P M, j# Q
- d: |% M: v5 \1 T. SI am going to tell you a story."
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' Z, c$ ~7 m6 Q6 s0 k6 ^- UI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.8 q$ m* T @9 U; n
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend." \: Q N0 L' h. M' d
# H! d/ @8 l, Y: z: G' l; OHe 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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P3 {8 ?' y: K( _' {& I3 ZHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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# V# ?1 a) J( e$ \2 H4 ?4 u5 M"Thankfully, I was saved.7 i. p( H- H% u e4 r* L
0 R e: g$ b b9 S' c, yMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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. H. ]) l% J: ~! NI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.0 l6 ]4 u! c# c* `1 V* c: t3 H
9 X& ^0 e; ~1 z- E6 PNever underestimate the power of your actions.% u2 k3 x. Z+ n) j0 h h4 z( y
" c3 c1 `' x2 r4 Y, b# j XWith one small gesture you can change a person's life." o' d- ]; S) s/ H' i4 \
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For better or for worse.2 D+ u3 Y3 s6 ?; t2 R" |3 p
+ H# \# K Q9 ^9 g* BGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.7 A8 P+ X4 s9 K) Z
: M; j. f4 q0 r; f; \You now have two choices, you can:9 y: i9 n5 r# _; y( d6 k. H
7 [5 G3 ~0 p' i. w: m1) Pass this on to your friends or, a {5 s/ U' ^
O4 L& z ?. \& s4 ]1 ]$ I3 v2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.& q$ P' S j& m3 p, a/ A5 _+ q6 ^8 r
! A+ f* `* g) g7 `" q, U# R- q9 a$ ?As you can see, I took choice number 1.: ?$ P- ~! s( W U8 ]2 Q3 H4 P6 j
"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.6 E' u) w! h: D9 {6 G! U: @7 u, I
' l/ u' }$ P; mTomorrow is mystery.3 H3 n1 j0 |$ `1 I9 u3 n
6 F2 ?( ?; q. ?3 kToday is a gift.
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* o8 l0 v% n# `; j' gIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.9 n. I7 o0 P% m! |$ O2 C9 a
+ }" y; d0 D- R8 \- T. jIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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