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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.2 O5 M1 q+ x+ i! M" f+ X
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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his8 n2 e+ ^9 \- D
Books.
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; d- F: H" L0 C; bI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?6 w0 a- k3 K1 i( S/ R* Q0 E
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He must really be a nerd."
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4 v5 y) E3 x. M. A; K# UI 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.5 B( L! X* v" K2 z1 a' q* m; Q
2 ~0 E! p$ g2 d, _" `2 HThey 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.
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( q- N* Z, g3 i) K( qHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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" {1 W% h3 c- ~4 p! ]! s. K) KMy 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.. T) W, F7 d; q3 M! h8 Y8 R4 s
6 X3 C2 m5 d3 a" [As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.: r7 A7 L9 L1 I% l9 G/ M
& h+ x3 p0 b% z% iThey really should get lives.
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; G7 M3 s7 {/ E- R" l" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"+ m( z3 [, X& {1 `. b! {
# Z5 |6 h2 P" | YThere was a big smile on his face.
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& Z9 z' a5 d4 E2 U) ]It 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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! P0 [/ R& V* Q0 y) _0 q2 vAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.8 ?. O( m) r4 Q3 ~# j& j1 i
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He said he had gone to private school before now.
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0 I% |% e* H2 {4 b; d. ?I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.+ q8 t2 m! M# G) d x
7 r! o& i: t; g" jWe 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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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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6 q- q4 y7 u9 [& V! |& wHe said yes.
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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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.6 g7 V% b0 N2 n5 [
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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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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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3 S! }+ e w$ qOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.9 K, ?7 a8 Q* g3 y7 {% g% l% P6 o
( q1 f3 c) K% j& d$ `% _When we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I% Q: P7 k( j6 j9 N" a! j
Was going to Duke.! f, i/ `$ Y1 h
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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./ y1 P5 q/ Q K5 Q0 P9 t4 }
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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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.- }0 f' G4 {8 b
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- v1 @) e! U5 b4 d a( aGraduation day, I saw Kyle., \! y5 B+ S% h8 g
5 m3 s0 ~. N2 I7 L$ o2 h% uHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.4 m* l9 M8 B7 n" A' N
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses./ p { [# D5 O0 x: h
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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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+ ], z0 n" T I# l) D+ oToday was one of those days.
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! J/ K; r4 G( |8 L$ ~I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!": n; a9 j* o0 g y1 Y
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.+ g5 R. [0 W5 [& s: e9 \
' C2 U T! @# r. x! r6 s7 s% Z"Thanks," he said.
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) A+ N6 x/ c% x7 uAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began" O& G& j1 p1 U# Q1 H( f( Q
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.4 u0 b' V8 B! t; l
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Your 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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% z% l# F( m7 b8 G. t S' w! i) CI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.+ A) c7 C. g$ Q X
O! `, i& C) _) s9 eHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.; I+ ]% v2 o* R3 c5 o2 ^* O
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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.
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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1 ~2 n; p1 \. m2 Z% j"Thankfully, I was saved.& d" _) {6 k0 ^
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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$ `. M4 U* c! v; t iI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.$ C/ J9 _* F( J
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.9 k. E& ?2 f$ P% I% i
0 B! o5 j# I3 L: ~3 @Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.% ]& N! L0 X* T" l2 e
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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.
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9 X& Y+ [: A. c3 w3 G% r. UFor better or for worse.
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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.1 U# r2 J; N- H% g
. w& p7 B( l/ g' Y! CYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or1 O+ S+ U( ^6 V9 e
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.2 C& w$ H! p/ p
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.& {" x- D. v8 A8 K0 w, ^8 \! w
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."+ R3 H: r& u" u1 C0 f4 B* Z
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.3 l5 m5 x9 R$ r0 I9 }& n/ c
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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" j: b- n* S2 j- ~9 ]+ e) KToday is a gift.
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5 C4 V, J/ p3 W% i3 [It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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( A2 }. [2 ^! kIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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