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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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, C% s/ ^7 g8 P! y" Z" {I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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7 z3 S% y" y$ H6 \8 F5 t) e& GHis name was Kyle.8 e" B. O. {3 _
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It looked like he was carrying all of his, j8 n- B+ w `
Books.
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+ l8 h8 n7 y! R, yI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?( R7 s8 x$ Y3 ?. A0 L2 m; L/ k: [
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He must really be a nerd."6 }7 L( K0 E4 X2 _
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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.
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.7 d' h( }/ W6 o# v3 v! b0 j
5 @( f: e$ s9 J; rThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt., S9 Z% L$ N+ b( m
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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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9 a4 j4 N$ z2 SHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes' e& n! R4 b6 E3 k! y8 v) S
0 ~! o% Y5 i; F: d8 |0 k" }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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" w" n. s! o, E' WAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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4 k c* M4 O2 G7 kThey really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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R- S5 |; i }" DThere was a big smile on his face.
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+ Z4 a) m0 ?9 O1 s/ C+ P% H4 P' aIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.* Z* _. W, }* a: i
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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0 m, m8 \) u8 J+ D- e$ c: d% vAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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, J8 `6 b: a6 _+ |: ]4 WHe said he had gone to private school before now.; d9 ^ d* I4 y5 N# r
5 D) N ?9 v- SI 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.- k1 ?3 q* ~9 t3 c$ w5 V
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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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+ l! c3 b& f* F9 m( fHe said yes.
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+ u/ d3 |! R& Z# Y) ?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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again." d b& R& k+ y% a
2 r, \6 d9 J1 P2 ^& c+ dI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!# ]+ R& X& Y6 M6 y+ ]3 ?5 B
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.! _% d7 M+ x1 {! P( U) P
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.$ `! ]$ j4 J) x, X
# r9 i" q: [! |: b; Z( ?. NWhen we were seniors, we began to think; `, @, V, v: v3 R
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y& Q. F. e: U/ t+ _+ v% tKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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$ ^, N/ D- W' t: H; LI 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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( U- ?9 B& s% ZKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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2 T7 D5 l" X8 a( \; `+ L/ o$ rI teased him all the time about being a nerd.! H( L/ s, p! Z6 c! K1 R4 B' A
4 W# r3 c; R4 bHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.3 O3 e' a8 v' _" U. W
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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; [( v8 d8 r& E e, I# HGraduation day, I saw Kyle.0 S3 ^% M6 s9 x' S
+ j/ F4 V) ]" v" `He looked great.2 ^. b4 _0 A- L+ ~9 u U5 i3 q! G
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.! _- P. ?9 j: {6 W/ p1 E" O6 G, N% ^
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.3 I6 O5 U( Y# r9 y3 K
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.0 p* t i5 Y1 R/ K9 ~# j
4 ^# l& f: H; }* C* t2 \Boy, sometimes I was jealous.9 p: g8 w8 l( B( R" G4 [( ~
+ z A! O9 X% T: B! z5 lToday was one of those days.% t4 W$ Y7 E5 I$ X3 p+ y
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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1 ]5 Q& X, C) A% {$ sSo, 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. F+ M0 X/ `# j" j
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"Thanks," he said.
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6 @/ s8 `# {) x2 PAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began$ A4 e' d; v! D
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.. ?; Z, T, s0 {( m9 p$ K3 u
6 h" S6 H" i0 h6 \# \: G# OYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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& D+ ?9 ~0 m9 o6 P5 G# n2 e- `I am here to tell all of you that being a
) w1 H+ g" w R* NFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.$ d+ c3 J; C* B$ ?' i
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I am going to tell you a story."
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7 i0 ]+ X! j4 K! Y! C: MI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.2 g" |$ f( D/ ~$ f4 n$ J9 a
+ ~3 ~ b0 g$ A( KHe 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.% Z! F# z8 c3 T4 O' Z1 B1 H I
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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# ~6 H4 J6 u: m& k6 |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.
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.9 G+ V, N$ o4 u3 {
# C' w) ~0 k( N% kWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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& |9 z3 A7 C" u- [For better or for worse.' L% f# W: y+ ^$ }/ {* \' l; G
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.# I( e, @4 b6 j8 j0 y
1 T3 M6 r# {% W6 oLook for God in others.
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) z6 M; q% k C4 k+ W. g' xYou now have two choices, you can:& _/ S7 x9 O6 l" S0 {& W
5 ?' Q( Z) n, z3 ~' Y1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.% f) \/ y. s6 `! D* s( L$ p
2 x* ?: b' [* h' T xAs you can see, I took choice number 1.8 h3 J9 s' E' b' V1 b7 j
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."" N" n* T( A ]1 P* ^$ b' x7 m, E
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.( J+ u2 d8 ~. e
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Tomorrow is mystery.- R5 y, e6 V" M |2 [& |) l
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Today is a gift.$ I# g4 p! Y7 z
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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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( d# Y! \- F+ w mIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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