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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,. w- n/ Z$ @; T2 |( b
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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8 {3 Z/ @6 V, v2 x d" `0 z. THis name was Kyle.
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Books.
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3 w+ }* ^- _- i9 GI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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He must really be a nerd."3 K' s* Z3 H8 f1 W
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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." U) B/ N Z* b. w' ^# _
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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.! q! z! e$ T" V& t' Z
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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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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes9 x: r6 ?* Q0 Z7 U
- i2 l% j' s% V8 \# ?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.
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5 ?3 L+ o2 q& Z7 M m1 I9 y" gAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.3 u- Z t# V8 [# f
- r E- e/ s$ XThey really should get lives.. U0 m3 D) t, F' E/ ]9 M
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"& p* ~% f0 j/ C9 N* r- e1 ?
+ l+ X& Y o" `7 _There was a big smile on his face.
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9 i3 G3 B& [8 ]* I* [& ]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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( }) D$ K! y+ y9 b) ~# WAs 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.0 q1 H; m! t' B. d+ l
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I 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.
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, J. D$ j5 y7 q) I3 R$ M7 f- A: wHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.. d$ O% i3 }" j" S. y
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He said yes.
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7 `+ [/ s! ~4 D( w3 @; r* H5 XWe 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.5 S3 p& P; i* J& L
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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+ }2 h+ Z1 E& ?6 q" R- H7 F& M6 e0 \I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!% h1 v+ J3 u: c8 c1 v9 B# @
' a" G( f% R& s4 d& l" He just laughed and handed me half the books.) p) {1 v# U% W1 N9 z$ [/ C
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.0 \& } p, D. E6 k# k/ _% A/ R
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When we were seniors, we began to think
$ ] L1 b' U! r5 y" `3 bAbout college.
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I2 U% d' J# p$ p" w1 ?
Was going to Duke.
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.; F1 i$ |% |- ?' k7 i. w2 o
. B$ F3 O- c( u" BHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.- U' ?( R! v' F8 w
; A3 H' b' k5 {9 ~. \+ QKyle was valedictorian of our class.2 c; {# y' {' o
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" o1 U- [( S/ r8 C- M7 bHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.: t5 k, j1 y( k2 x& w; C2 l
) y0 v5 D+ b0 j$ F, V8 [0 fHe looked great.
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+ \! f4 m O: h' [He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.3 C" [) n: O, w2 p0 M) s8 V) z
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.2 z& g* Y+ i: m! u& ?' p. ]
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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.! S: `7 @" Z! i$ j6 n! w# Q
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Today was one of those days.
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& [: r8 Z8 j" ^/ nI could see that he was nervous about his speech., Q* N) r0 D7 }$ K0 b
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"% U) }9 Q9 V3 I! U! t3 U
' \) d [3 C# T/ b0 fHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled." E. O2 g; A( z2 q7 M# v# X
3 T4 w7 d0 J$ `9 @+ ^2 |: Y& ["Thanks," he said.
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8 x0 W2 \; H( [) `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.: V) T! S0 W' F4 c4 J5 l7 a
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...2 b L1 }8 C/ m
4 _1 _ ^ T3 J6 U7 u; G6 ?I am here to tell all of you that being a
% K3 a# E* m" d. s/ F7 T# mFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I am going to tell you a story." G e' \! |: ]; J. i. R. G1 ]
1 B, _" u" y3 oI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.# W4 B- R, ^7 F4 K- I& q4 f; |. z
7 [, _" l U* y* dHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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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.: ]. t& h0 X; W2 y1 v' N
. U0 v9 O" r T, p& z, \"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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0 [* G7 e4 x7 M+ W uI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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0 c. f8 ~$ y6 b' @I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.: f; r; \0 k6 Z, L
7 I; W* y* W$ [- [3 ONot until that moment did I realize it's depth.6 \: c! s9 \' f+ l" w |
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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. E7 [8 k$ J- R7 sWith one small gesture you can change a person's life./ l3 m& r+ v: O1 Y6 ^ |1 p; z7 [% G
, I; T4 a& Q% X. `, N4 \" jFor better or for worse.8 ]7 N b" z% \4 l1 F- b
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.4 F8 A; |& y y) X
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Look for God in others.
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" T3 [- w T5 k/ E, bYou now have two choices, you can:
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9 }8 \; K3 h% _1 s: ~1) Pass this on to your friends or
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( p; G6 `3 G8 _, z4 }2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.0 E% `+ I; h! H
0 ?/ Z" ^) K4 y: ]1 a: G% x# g8 TAs you can see, I took choice number 1.6 `- V p+ e" _+ S
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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; s2 X- g2 D3 X2 dThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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/ d+ Z9 e, ~% ~& g) F4 A2 o+ VTomorrow is mystery.2 U& b! Q! h9 V3 L+ g4 I' _0 a1 @
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: `" f1 S) R v8 tIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.# m8 W" g9 W; i" c# q
& _- t- ]* D. M' [4 ZIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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