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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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% S4 Z' A# X; V* ?+ y0 a8 [% wI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his3 ]; _& Y5 U2 ~/ p. q
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?( j' b6 o9 c1 v- a( u6 e4 Z, d3 Y. a
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He must really be a nerd."
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+ {( O6 V7 T9 U! AI 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.! D8 V/ [8 i! G4 ~
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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.% b9 J: f5 q2 t9 ^6 s5 v
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.% [7 d; G; D* @3 U4 V
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes* d7 U$ c5 p$ y/ E. |9 z! q0 n: n
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My 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.& e. O% l1 I1 V+ [1 i3 @: G+ r
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. R; ]4 p$ K/ d0 c
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They really should get lives.+ L2 g: z; |9 f) W$ \5 B
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!") d5 U! G8 }7 _7 Q' Z
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There was a big smile on his face.+ D+ L7 Z; y; u% {
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.! R1 k q q8 Y
1 n5 P4 `2 ^1 m- LI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.0 ~* q. m- \+ b- `
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.+ G% R/ v5 T1 D
& x3 Q- \( e5 f3 s( j* P/ f& L. QHe said he had gone to private school before now.
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, Z2 p( l% T# DI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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7 B2 l8 j6 g2 s9 |) XWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books., ?' M+ y! T7 F
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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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He said yes.5 O: M' P$ ~) K/ |* f# g3 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.* T! E1 y; x; H3 W+ y
' D0 J: t7 R# z4 c8 D8 aMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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- O. \5 ?! M9 i1 [* P3 BI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!7 g! b% x8 |9 |2 W) T4 \1 f) S
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.7 Z5 p8 O0 @" E! p2 G
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
8 c) W* U# R- EWas going to Duke.* }+ \5 ^4 c6 u6 F
8 ?% a j' d; T$ H4 O% ]& ?I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem./ N( J b: f* I; K# u$ `
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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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& v. _) k1 k+ Q; Y/ L1 H! Y; o6 xKyle was valedictorian of our class.9 [# ~. h6 c) v
& Z! j' T, T1 l! ]( R; ?I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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( `$ G% g4 B; p3 tHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.5 ^5 F, k) K! p
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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! T4 }; O8 G. C4 R, GGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.) t0 L. l3 D/ g2 H. Y4 y
" n: B! T5 S! w# Q2 m- @$ g8 J( @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./ W% H* n, O/ M
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Today was one of those days.7 Z0 F/ j% p- ?
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.& k4 t1 X* v, K
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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.
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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.9 Q* a* D1 y# Y6 u1 N
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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5 j1 x8 y+ b' J6 f! k( qI 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.9 p6 \( m$ N i2 j
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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: J9 k( i: M% L3 `( `2 ~( s& b% h. ~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.8 P: f! U9 ]+ V, p! O. |3 e
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.4 k+ n* o: I3 A
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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w7 |, k& g; r* \" g( WMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.", S" ~+ p% j8 [0 J
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.0 C# }* Q5 l8 t) \. f
% ?. T6 l- R: h2 _. Q& P5 n8 UI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.0 e6 Q8 K5 s1 n0 ^6 i
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.+ K# w. E7 T# t& g8 [- p
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.! o% T1 z6 C7 p; Z/ F1 X
2 q" L7 R2 y7 x: G/ v; _) hWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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& l4 q) H- F, LFor better or for worse.' v! u$ ~4 w- s3 s3 E" G% ?7 N
. [& ~, p$ x! @- HGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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2 M4 G! y. U( R4 a& JLook for God in others.0 `* b3 g4 q& n) ]' A) k
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You now have two choices, you can:8 n1 B1 Z6 T& c. @
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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7 }3 z4 ]8 ^0 W2 Z% w$ V) L- u2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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8 v0 _4 j! l( AAs you can see, I took choice number 1.- D( t. Y9 N) @! U5 g
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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6 \# T: N1 {, `There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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* U* P0 F6 F7 k+ l( y2 lTomorrow is mystery.7 ~5 h1 {& B5 l: G$ [' _2 n7 |
4 _$ s: O( H2 u, pToday is a gift.
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# v; A& h. _3 S' d, m& x: TIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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* @* r I0 }' P; O: c3 |$ e* L6 kIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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