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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,/ ?* o7 a4 I3 V) |
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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His name was Kyle.. Z5 k" V/ v) |0 J1 z
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Books.
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$ j, ]9 V) a' aI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?/ y0 w- w" f) T0 w! `
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He must really be a nerd."
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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.0 b7 G$ g+ B6 V3 \6 N, _
$ h3 z7 K' g0 I- I0 r+ BAs 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.$ j' b( }$ Y% a
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.* C% K* F0 T! a) _6 F+ Q: A
& h3 \6 t& {/ I/ N$ CHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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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.
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2 {' {# d: m I/ |8 Q2 t7 JAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.) ^9 z$ F- G8 F9 U# B V! w. M& ]
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.. r6 O" o% t% n
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.- ^) v1 H8 u1 Q8 O5 c
# g% \6 Q2 j* I \4 x3 C! OI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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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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He said he had gone to private school before now.. @5 V/ L" U5 [. C
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.: a) k) o0 Q$ P/ d# H( p
C: P' \+ f3 k$ `1 O7 |* X9 l" `We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.4 d) A! O. j) ]" w$ l4 r
3 [, m. V0 g; ~) {9 J4 n2 KHe 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.7 ~% d C, q7 m8 u/ t9 I
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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.5 k2 _; H& k6 Y8 ?
0 i: a" f3 E+ M. WMonday 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!8 @% ~- t( _! h3 j5 j- B7 Q* D5 y
1 a8 d; Q) p) t' w" He just laughed and handed me half the books.8 {+ d5 X, G0 C9 Q
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.- \' G/ t# h0 y, h
3 |6 |' f# @, g+ WWhen we were seniors, we began to think) n& Y/ a1 B8 [; k- l3 b
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I$ \. X* h+ ]3 z! _
Was going to Duke.
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c* |. T: e$ ?7 J2 q8 OI 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.
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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/ X6 `6 l7 W( h* c" _9 _I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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8 |! B4 a4 s7 k- ^! OI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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' A3 W- _; l0 |Graduation day, I saw Kyle.7 i F" J+ P) i$ C) n
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.8 [4 y' `6 K: b
9 T7 S+ k# Z* n8 R4 |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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Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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0 n, a( Z( a1 s* Q/ @$ vSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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+ `! w% }/ B+ H7 AHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.1 Y7 B" G2 I/ M2 h- M1 h
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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 O0 H9 h4 W% h# E- S; k
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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( j! g4 K' p6 h. `" Q6 a& \I am here to tell all of you that being a0 I4 Z( C! |) p% k4 ?
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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, u# j8 y3 f0 Q# B3 OI am going to tell you a story."
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3 r( O* B9 f8 \& Z5 }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.# x+ N; t) ?, q1 y
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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.' u) b" q) O7 }; O; h
4 d; D2 z% t, z! z( f& h. wHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.; J I+ V, ]. o) ~- c
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"Thankfully, I was saved.3 ]+ O' l/ E) U( o1 ?$ X- g
# h+ t9 l( H2 O/ ?0 KMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.") C5 ~/ C8 X$ W- ?2 j
' Z7 }2 V, q8 `6 ?( FI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.) a' U. v/ r& ^3 C4 \
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.8 F4 I( g1 g' J) o8 o6 `+ x9 |2 X
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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$ R2 g2 g& J" |7 ?Never underestimate the power of your actions." R+ S/ s$ f) W( b3 ^
; G/ Z- U8 z/ {2 hWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.$ r9 r* Y" Y# A& g, ~ I
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For better or for worse.! \# R, R; f# @" d" d
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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.% O* w. g3 j, ~* X/ B7 ?
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You now have two choices, you can:& d5 I1 j/ c8 R7 \* A( N
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1) Pass this on to your friends or5 Z i* n. d) y
6 N: L- u! b+ A2 Q3 I2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.0 I! m3 [9 z% L
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
5 F$ [& h' _( l2 [2 H) u: k"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.") ^" M0 ?9 ~) x2 t, k1 s
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.$ V9 U) Z2 l. s) E, L& @/ c1 D
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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' A+ y/ a2 F. G8 NToday is a gift.
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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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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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