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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,2 F& R+ N& d; l. V/ Q& j
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.9 [9 g' C9 c" {* J! s& j: {
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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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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?' ?0 b- e) l, _. y m
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He must really be a nerd."% L! @4 ?* l# C6 }$ t
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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.. s2 N0 J6 B3 K& x
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.& [ m$ j9 G9 d8 }# j7 N
. H" T$ W5 F: O' g. h0 }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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$ Z* M" K6 s2 e" X5 b3 Z6 u' H. wHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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+ c" i3 W7 B- f' K0 @He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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1 ^+ D; |1 C$ ~1 y- B; D& T( i7 J2 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.
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.+ ^: L% \* C4 r! j7 F
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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# _, N0 G, |( R4 X: s ~ s. YThere was a big smile on his face.# t5 b! o0 h8 t: h/ N) M6 U
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.7 X4 i- @& e/ d- J: V; [5 _! L
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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: \' @* b+ A2 M, sAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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2 R. m: P m* l: W! fHe said he had gone to private school before now.: g( ?8 |; ^7 s+ J& F! e) w
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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# f1 v% j) ^/ B$ e. HWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.. T. [+ K0 }$ |- S$ ~1 ^2 |% W
! P/ b/ }3 h* K' s$ s2 c4 rHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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$ b9 i; c+ |: K* ], RI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.) n) J* _$ {% x5 B! c
8 \0 {3 w/ x% U7 F# EHe said yes.8 T5 I' K- n1 l8 F
$ ^2 n9 w, ~3 p6 w- l. l: zWe 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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8 D5 i+ e' ?% s' r- l* M, NMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.6 M5 k7 `: M4 {* G* _5 G) n# w
6 H# m: v# W2 d! W9 eI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!1 e5 K" J g; {/ z- {7 \
8 v$ _6 ^$ z) q! w$ C" He just laughed and handed me half the books.- E$ g1 z# b. {. a8 ~" y9 m' ^* A
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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1 K' ~. x2 n2 a# B0 HWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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) y' i0 j+ S6 @3 h5 m- UKyle decided on Georgetown, and I) R! z9 ?/ Y- p: t
Was going to Duke.
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.: w, |# s8 y5 T: O3 f+ l! a
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.( E, k% k- X. c( r( ?# L6 p
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.8 L3 i5 [# _3 I5 M# v
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.6 o" u" e3 c% K3 E8 x: k
' n' x8 a/ q" B; S$ b" CHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.- P4 B3 l/ k6 O4 y: |9 h
$ x1 f8 a) f$ _* u1 }% ~7 JI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak3 `/ m0 V( a( ?' O! k& H8 u; T
& `' Z0 V8 G1 @5 i6 |Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.0 E1 } S% C' b3 @2 s7 K: C
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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) l& F" B( V# d! t v9 R! w! ?He 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.
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Boy, 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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# ~$ }$ j. p* a1 a) Z- lSo, 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.
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- N. H, m5 L+ g' t& S"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began9 n, s& g& d: }9 j! {1 o
( e5 E7 O8 i3 _: a8 u7 ]$ a3 U"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.5 E/ ]8 M" M' Q! ~8 o' H
! R2 P% s' A. h1 X8 pYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...! P7 p: u) m! k0 o& o2 }# G
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I am here to tell all of you that being a7 Y+ \ ~6 R R& J3 u
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.4 H7 S! i" n6 b: ~8 o; g$ d6 m
( s$ S% A5 ]* c# N5 y( P% pI 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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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.- m, d& o* Q2 M4 m* M. X
1 L# B7 p3 u% x: RHe 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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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.6 n3 b' s$ N0 o8 t" I
7 \ t; V& [0 M0 w"Thankfully, I was saved.# p# a A }# j+ t- s- t
9 Z2 a0 x5 k4 b" D& C: f) uMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."$ N( P0 k( a* P; y6 U9 ]
$ K# ?4 L( {7 h, k) e4 yI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment." n7 @9 F7 N8 `$ j8 v' C
; [6 d* _$ |/ ?1 N+ yI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.6 ?. ^% A& b. u! `$ z) p4 |3 j
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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, y) S& U+ ~- [; r9 A6 fNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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, @) J8 }1 b ^) \9 l* ^5 GWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.4 q7 |; R7 w" Q" l$ j
) W% P5 H1 K9 E1 L1 a- _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.
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You now have two choices, you can:3 y" |/ T* j$ o# c
}7 K0 C* ~$ v/ G. j* Y3 U1) Pass this on to your friends or3 K Z( x1 N9 c
8 p' H0 B8 C/ t4 {' |0 n1 f0 u+ v6 G2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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) O! { E. U8 N8 j; O! @2 i2 R* EAs you can see, I took choice number 1.2 _4 {# ?( |4 d$ \, ^7 t+ v
"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.
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+ V7 t, F1 o, {/ Y ?1 cTomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.2 T0 N5 S" W; e
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.. L' S w& q5 s6 E
. R- K9 o# L; e+ {& p( z8 r4 IIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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