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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,. a( R' k+ m7 e+ X( z! X% @4 m
4 a7 C" m. p3 Q' a5 @( _I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.5 @) m6 H8 B4 U0 I6 Z* O" w
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His name was Kyle.
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' t* |' s5 Y7 d, DI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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3 W& a) v" R8 Y* v# q# |He must really be a nerd."5 D4 \' B6 p; E6 K' l5 B7 z
6 k" H" u. f! e1 w& x J+ vI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.6 y. a3 Y' F7 G) J) {/ E
* f) b; n, ^- n+ a8 pAs 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.
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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- }! C8 K9 P) _9 U( R+ ^
! R" T9 Q& l/ @; L" 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.+ J; ~1 Q/ F$ `) g# Y
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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2 f5 a7 {. M' x3 D: MThey really should get lives.+ M; Q5 S) ~/ A+ _; V- V1 w
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.' z6 m% T9 r, ], _4 W. X" i ~
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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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) g1 t& t! b+ G5 ~; {2 sAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.# e# R/ Z" _8 ]( {. A% p
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He said he had gone to private school before now.
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.+ A2 v; d! p/ h9 l6 Z* I
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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3 D3 o; O8 ^1 D G7 V$ O+ pHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.# C( F9 T8 k; S) Z* ~
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. Z6 x1 y) Q* c
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He said yes.
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1 A X1 H6 G, j! `) C; O3 a$ vWe 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 M$ V1 r; f: n6 U, e0 }& d; Y7 d! W
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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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0 v0 H+ _' a$ w5 H' _+ ` W1 E" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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6 j- F6 M& p+ i5 j) S1 b5 P. fOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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When we were seniors, we began to think- O5 ?' Y! y& U2 A/ S# p/ m# Z
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I4 N$ r3 P) E5 o, Q! Q4 y0 d, T4 N
Was going to Duke.& ]) s: v* {$ w9 @. o
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.: p4 j7 T5 O, U) M1 b4 T6 n
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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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3 a! F. V; W7 C' e( C: O, AKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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! J" Q8 j2 [* o* }' m$ U9 nI teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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$ f! t( _; Y6 U- cHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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1 N x! G! Q7 ~3 Y+ A HI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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4 D# N' W: i2 G* t- H LGraduation day, I saw Kyle.2 d {( T7 n0 J m0 T" ]
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He looked great.# E( Q& ?7 |, s" q
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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9 F* g9 w; w# `+ B+ t3 v+ vHe 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.: m6 n) J& n) k1 J
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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& l# `) w0 ?% q) v5 ?Today was one of those days.; }5 V' O; a- m& N3 q
' h! X7 i$ H" J" i" B& XI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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4 g) O! E& o7 }, ]& p& i: bHe 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/ Y5 y' G, n0 s: K
/ Z+ |4 o- L" V0 M0 x"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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1 z, r4 H2 v' Z1 k2 f* g: a4 KYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends.../ K9 L N; ~. w, P" ]2 v
: W: i; O/ Y6 Q! YI am here to tell all of you that being a* x& F, W$ \& O+ U) e4 `" e7 c
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I 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.* Y/ a' Q# l& T/ y
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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K4 _3 Z7 h8 z1 R0 A8 PHe 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! C' ^$ O, i
& o+ T/ a+ `$ I" U! MHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.2 f8 j! r6 d2 c$ O7 s
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.+ }+ v! o& P) k( r
6 U: s. A: N. V5 W, yI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.( W$ j& x& T& n/ { X" @
& @, S2 h5 u( b- K+ mNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.3 T# s; o/ V/ P+ h- g
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.* Z7 q) @) C2 u
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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3 `% ]7 \+ ~; u1 W/ @* q/ ?For better or for worse.. D1 V- q! M+ Y r
, W* G* \1 }+ L) h3 G6 jGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.
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9 o# B3 i' T# J7 k% k0 gYou now have two choices, you can:
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4 E, Z& P% U. x! s9 U L& z1) Pass this on to your friends or2 r( J( @* f1 m* B a8 D
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart. T' i! l% K9 P, [7 |( T0 ?9 l! |- q' q
. ?. x# {8 m* H* U# MAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
8 J; b6 L4 t" C% E3 W"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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( @6 B" a0 y4 ]6 t' AThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.' r$ g) \7 J6 y) I/ O
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.: R+ C1 f9 ~% V. J4 b/ _9 @
: r6 I! }4 v3 q( c8 L) S& NIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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- X) b7 M& d9 OIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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