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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,) n6 e2 W/ n8 x5 z" l& ?
2 u/ v& V6 j5 |3 |* c1 f3 }. kI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.3 [) d2 a5 J3 ]) I+ c( j
& P' H* v* z* V6 |5 D tHis name was Kyle.( `: t$ x, D5 s
4 m* |* n' b! `0 A% @6 WIt 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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He must really be a nerd."+ X4 l/ I8 R* z" R: c
1 p( f! R, _6 W# ]- ^4 w7 P4 @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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6 u) w; C. H/ SAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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' Y0 p2 R) b4 J' H4 r) J4 c) YThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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! [, s% c1 a Z/ u* O4 N3 m$ DHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.6 ^1 ~/ S# {* R+ a: l
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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, T# M+ i% O+ B- `7 u1 {+ m8 q& eMy 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.5 x' i( x* A. J: x1 o+ `
7 y, j1 w# _' z0 S2 TAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.0 [3 |( b, \& A f" U, x
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They really should get lives.8 i! H% w& L9 R) e. U7 p6 G
% i8 W, z% a( A# A3 ?" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.
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# k* q; w( N8 F$ HIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.9 _% b' N0 K" A: m, |( m8 W
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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, D; }5 e9 d+ ~; }* dAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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He said he had gone to private school before now.! a! ?( F) Z6 `6 X
: Q1 ?9 N9 a) F* A" g9 K9 CI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.* f6 e) b2 d6 d% f" J
c8 y) ^& v7 K) uHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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& Q" ]. m9 t; n/ H" C! a* I' D* J& SI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.: I' k x W, [: i
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He 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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5 T% S- s; x% x" ]( mMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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% B/ m( |5 J# GI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!* u+ b4 n Y2 \2 N
. v- p1 _% Z% F# I' O" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.2 y/ B8 L; y! b- q) d* D9 A
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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; |; p- p) f( I8 Q3 c" oKyle decided on Georgetown, and I! D% D8 q) z' ?' 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.2 o: F" h+ F* _6 s' O
4 D4 O, x& `' X, H: u: IHe 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.& q2 ?# g8 I8 x0 w* A4 k
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.$ r8 [ \) Q9 q6 I5 J
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.1 \4 J/ c2 q9 S- b+ @. o, o
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.0 W) J; v- a) _) G
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He looked great.
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1 H& H+ @- B( Q; YHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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4 \' O! ?0 N/ d$ p- VHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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+ N5 F- Z+ t, {( Y# T0 a7 zHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.) _9 v7 @+ h/ e
% F/ h: N0 @9 {' B7 i9 MToday was one of those days.
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, z0 p! _, a0 F) F, PI 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!"
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled./ t, @% X+ @% b; f& J( n
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! n1 V" l, k f9 X: x/ F, B8 eAs 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.8 l: h1 T3 a5 q( c: i& I
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...; v/ `& h% N" X7 M$ a
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I am here to tell all of you that being a6 T V7 T1 j: r+ _% \" H
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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9 }1 Z% @7 i. a6 l* t$ KI am going to tell you a story."
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1 Q3 Z4 R% Z- s# i4 {% ]6 |I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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3 I& L3 h+ w* EHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.! W! F T9 t$ ?' L% z7 _9 g
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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.3 a- t: o- J9 E: f0 v4 w8 ]/ J
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.7 s/ X2 h1 G9 d9 |% ^
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"Thankfully, I was saved.# s- O3 r; M; Y5 C/ O; d# K) |
3 \- y+ L) |) [- j/ S% iMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."% ]; F* t; u' b5 `" `
, Y3 ]/ r- L/ H/ U# Y: _2 U2 _I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.9 K5 w: k+ m; i5 A2 [
+ ^* H. H# N1 R5 g f/ DI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.9 [2 J5 B! b. I8 u; I
# M4 T( `, G9 @. [% C JNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.- M: d2 a" S4 }
/ X: R0 p# J, n7 q( }( `3 ]With one small gesture you can change a person's life.8 T3 \, |7 g4 y, F2 z0 J5 f4 D
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For better or for worse.% k$ N5 |# S, m4 i; d! C. }% k" B& N
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way., y7 U" c6 t9 ~
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Look for God in others.7 q2 W; |# m$ U( ]' C& t
5 q. [$ ?# V$ G0 gYou now have two choices, you can:8 V* @/ S3 ~6 `/ o6 }
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1) Pass this on to your friends or3 A) |3 T6 U) y
! z d. w' q5 v- \; z4 ]2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.4 \& S1 y3 {# t& C4 J
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As you can see, I took choice number 1./ z3 D2 c9 ^5 S0 ?
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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+ q( B9 x- g8 z; IThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.& g+ D, y" u. ]) q' D& V V I$ u
" D8 `8 Z- G# _6 M- n/ j6 _. @Tomorrow is mystery.5 |; Q0 S- b6 `$ o% P
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Today is a gift.
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' n0 e j+ |8 M1 Z( vIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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) @, e0 i7 V0 W) `4 sIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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