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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." y0 I4 t! Z* d% q0 j2 X; B
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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his4 J9 [& C7 n' s; P8 ~- U
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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He must really be a nerd."8 O7 z% V, C+ d O" Y( j
1 K. |) C7 a4 S8 l& fI 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.
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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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) z1 {* M3 x% ~. GHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.' k! d( j% e! C5 d: n, G
# Y5 G8 B6 z) s; c6 h: THe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes4 W$ N3 }7 d2 }. \6 e
3 d2 {2 `0 i) ^; R. U( nMy 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.8 m; o! W3 H* o2 f' z ~
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.3 S; T) o8 a& R. S& J
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- r# x$ U) ^5 M6 @; y# ?5 E" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.
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4 @ {+ u# ]6 ^" z/ ~( l, p4 w1 f) tIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.* J) L/ w3 O7 K, B% n% y# c
6 t" [. F' s* c* N% Q! a0 `I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.: ^$ d8 N) F/ d9 V- b, Y' v& @
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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! e4 C2 s3 K/ A4 O* {. a2 Z t6 A- ?He said he had gone to private school before now.
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. x7 F- @# K" s7 GI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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4 U/ A- }0 i: M* ~We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.5 ^" \" N, H ~* k2 z/ _
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.7 O+ L |2 m/ c+ u) z2 Z9 n( T
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.. `; i& A5 H. O/ @! t
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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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% D9 k" V6 T, m2 P2 w2 Z9 E( n# c& vMonday 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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, J# S5 ]% K: q0 @" He just laughed and handed me half the books.. s9 @+ T+ z) _* u) J: ~
% a. o; x3 A5 y: d4 \Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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0 b8 K, B1 b2 Q4 ^$ S5 _/ AWhen we were seniors, we began to think/ v& T- t8 x( ?& Q4 t6 f
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9 V1 z8 n7 z# e+ L5 h$ U' NKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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_3 [, p- y0 g% v3 E0 q7 @2 m- pI 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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+ X( x2 l; f- M+ H& ^, U) H2 e% j7 ~Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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% D/ q3 s4 b9 g( F) v6 eI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak$ ?! t* {0 `3 |& C$ f7 t
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.1 F0 L3 Q v8 H7 q9 w1 |1 T
8 A0 Q& j5 b% H! j' mHe looked great.6 ?1 [3 c) p* w+ A; F0 o1 E
8 E" C9 m X( [9 f0 ^4 |& e" WHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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, V3 N# M/ U/ ]* R, h* d4 bHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him./ L% y2 X3 i/ h- H& l
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.$ s& E: M0 ?; q
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Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.- o0 Q& M* `8 I. C
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said./ F8 M1 ^- h' X! Q+ \- L" }
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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~+ N- X& ]4 ~* T p3 U6 K3 JYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...: s2 s2 S8 F) ] c6 K( y
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I am here to tell all of you that being a9 S3 K7 P+ t& w- @
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.. U. }0 }' m& U1 l& a- C
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I am going to tell you a story."
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- w3 ^) z- {6 `; j/ ~9 lI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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' o" A3 l& \1 s8 w9 WHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.5 m* }8 e6 A' q$ l+ H( x/ Q
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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./ @2 q0 J8 O2 r& ? [; ]
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.". v& W5 ~! B8 j) `5 l
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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.! L @& ?: i, \# }/ b
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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# N( J& T" @$ }Never underestimate the power of your actions.* |6 n& B* p9 y. w2 E3 i
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.5 s. V0 G- H/ ^" U7 g8 a7 O
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way., \! f0 f: u) `) y a
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Look for God in others.
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- u* x3 T& H8 b% {3 kYou now have two choices, you can:+ n- b9 l9 V D: w+ v: t! _! J. j0 r6 p
8 p) Y( Q1 g2 [1) Pass this on to your friends or* i& T! b+ _5 n" j. H
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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/ Q5 y* i- L, AAs you can see, I took choice number 1.( i# \& e# G- w) e5 f
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."- J4 m* v1 P7 b5 B! a* R; t
' ]0 ]$ E6 S, UThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.4 k! j: |* z8 u( m; d* q
/ x6 j0 a2 {7 w' Z2 hTomorrow is mystery.3 _8 K. v' [1 j- v6 {8 u
# m* A3 K3 O5 D: t0 x+ q8 OToday is a gift.
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6 l* w. B, b) h% wIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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a1 C7 f) L: ?If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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