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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.
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His name was Kyle.! J/ f% F, Y" {6 n9 q# p5 O
0 i/ j$ G3 y" tIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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/ x p6 g5 n, q# R: A0 ^5 _0 ^; r: AI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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( c+ U( h5 D8 l2 u3 _9 s! D6 [He must really be a nerd."& Q. E A4 C! M" U7 I
" [% C* D8 O# K) ?8 @9 F7 t' p; RI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.5 A2 P" i$ |4 ]' c3 `1 K
`! l9 I1 ~8 i2 PAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.3 \& Z7 t. |, x9 B% U
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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.
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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 eyes. j$ g w5 H- O/ L6 {" w7 X$ I$ P
, l0 o3 ^' S0 e9 ~0 v, rMy 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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+ q( N& [7 P9 ]$ l0 c( eAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.$ p* H" T( ]3 V/ e
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They really should get lives.: {+ y' ^) X$ f
' D5 ~ L A- e2 f) B7 Q" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"* l1 S5 n" G4 ?! I( R6 ^9 g8 B- J8 D
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There was a big smile on his face.
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$ W1 X) Y5 {, u, `% qIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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8 C! a, P" G3 Z* X% k4 Y* U# AI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.& }. W* p n. \4 c% Z3 m3 k
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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) N6 z( M! \& Q! q8 c" Y7 RHe said he had gone to private school before now.
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5 [, F; C1 a% M. MI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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3 R' D2 [/ m1 e, D \/ j# pWe 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.+ ?+ [8 Z, e9 e T9 \% d! b& h2 u
+ @' W D0 {# k0 RI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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! N U* U _ K1 D7 rWe 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.
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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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- D+ N; @: E4 h, q3 Z" He just laughed and handed me half the books.% L) R9 a I! U O. U& H
+ M; z! N# W; t" J! HOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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0 A) d' O+ a4 w( ]; k4 b+ kWhen we were seniors, we began to think! V0 s4 V6 M% G. S
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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4 l" I2 f0 f& b% ?0 A* uI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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( F1 Y& [$ `& }; |- `He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.4 Q& W# L+ s" t* v5 I0 v4 }
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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( Q' X6 T" X+ X1 r# lI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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3 }' x4 G2 Z# S4 Q1 x. l- g2 vGraduation day, I saw Kyle.' c. I+ Y' @, o& }/ w
( u2 A) T8 A {/ _1 W; fHe looked great.5 A8 c+ O9 G0 n$ W
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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I" a: Q `" M! `: P6 NHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.3 n# g5 w4 d" G7 j
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.! n! J+ Q. S0 O7 Q+ d* O: ?
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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# _- C, G# A4 V1 {2 LI could see that he was nervous about his speech.5 {7 J. b6 O7 }4 ?7 `' ?
' q' `# f7 }4 S3 Q# e7 J* fSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"/ D& B3 z# w9 p8 Z
0 u5 [! b: S# m) B1 Y! X' z0 ^2 kHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.% n3 P$ h. h* Y4 t2 U+ b8 H
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"Thanks," he said.( r t7 C/ y( F0 U! W4 j# r2 x
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began# W0 ^# j: ~4 g4 Z# K- u& w
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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/ b9 w* [+ l/ wYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...( r/ e" y3 b. e' q- ?
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I am here to tell all of you that being a/ J# {% p1 G. v: ^* V* b+ D5 P& g
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.3 u# H7 N Q8 D u& D& N: a
- e; h ]$ D- L' Q& }, F) NI 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.; H% { d7 J1 p5 z
* p, \8 ~: g8 `- KHe 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.+ m( ]! h4 X6 C
8 C- }+ Y( \. A& x' {He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.' C( o( F2 e" e. ?& f6 z
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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% x0 f: s4 m' c( a5 |3 z' `' IMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.' D9 L) h* {& e! ^4 ]
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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# Y/ L) ]- x+ F0 b$ Q b2 ^Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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. \" K2 o$ m- Q* }" G, ZWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.1 X% t- m) n7 x
" c% u' _" \5 s: X* [1 B' xFor better or for worse.6 X. E) w! T" r8 n% D9 \( d1 N# U
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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.; q( T; b/ \! X; y2 q5 Q4 J9 m3 M
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You now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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5 ]+ F( [2 @" b& v4 [ v/ f2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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( Z9 B4 o4 o5 q# I0 j5 Y$ _, cAs you can see, I took choice number 1.- K/ a/ w4 i/ g, j+ L; H+ t
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.". V& _, c+ w' ~& C- C7 ~0 ?
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.) [6 @4 p# s% n
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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7 Q2 |# _3 f: j( L8 q9 Y2 WIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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