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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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5 O! s. g0 o& P. i9 z+ O: jI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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/ A( j D, |2 e2 J' a1 m1 y# EHis name was Kyle.: Y# G4 p- r' I
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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0 |8 a) k- C# H \* V/ @2 HHe 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.; \! x# M i8 G% P1 b
% h0 _. Y7 w5 f0 d7 EAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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6 W( T, @& A8 V( K8 D: GThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.$ O: G8 `* M/ I/ ~% G
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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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# o) t6 P' F! t( q0 l- a, T, bHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes/ M: P( h8 @6 r& A
; P; W9 Z: }( YMy 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.9 j, y$ u/ w( C9 S) s% A
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.+ ^2 a6 u7 n0 O- P1 R: e
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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2 |9 L: |. o I3 F, \There was a big smile on his face.# J* K9 `& L ]# o/ M9 C9 K- \8 A) [8 ?
# k; [/ m3 |) o6 s; W6 eIt 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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+ r5 h- N8 H; [As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.: `/ S7 x0 p" ^1 g. s
; N+ s: m, x: j sHe said he had gone to private school before now.
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0 p- _( l! s1 U- k; L' _I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.# H' L* u& ^' o# d I. ]3 S8 c
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We 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., N- q; H, v7 |7 G* u% ~9 F$ k2 H
0 k2 S+ Y5 y8 ^+ u; o: k/ MI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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, d# i% p7 z' ^5 ^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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' \6 V$ o. d6 y$ |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!6 P& i# i1 L) E2 y& G3 |" _) F P C
3 J1 W1 o8 j. i- p7 H' R" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.: L- V6 H' D( @/ |0 e! W
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I: ~3 S5 h) J8 L# u' b1 Q" b' w1 c
Was going to Duke.
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.% |0 D' M# [0 K, X: I
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.; n" \# l8 C5 H1 h
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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& _! e2 F) k9 r! gHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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. B: n; @+ Y# ?1 A0 T4 c5 RGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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$ j: i V4 G+ L' F4 K- W' jHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.9 w4 Y+ H% Z4 P+ i7 e
3 I; B2 g! D* B; \; w& C; BHe 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.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous." |. X! W$ C2 h7 K4 n6 E+ H
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Today was one of those days.
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+ K: @' ~/ _1 K- X4 B# J3 n( Z& VI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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( {/ T, z! }4 T# [6 zSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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* C5 f+ B8 Y8 @ q( \3 }He 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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. T6 H, Z! D! P" R* I0 IAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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7 R; M! q' U( Q. z$ U8 w"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.* R3 E# `' W* L! k* M) e# S
+ I2 \. n O! I" `Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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, _% s$ A8 `# i% lI am here to tell all of you that being a* I, G3 p t; A9 g4 d7 N9 ^
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.9 S4 z& ?7 b% h; q6 b! i3 E6 B
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I am going to tell you a story."7 W/ l# _: O: Y. i7 N2 B' D
! x. j+ ^ V; p K8 W! cI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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& X& G% n) G# ?6 SHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.: h# p$ N& v* S( D
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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.9 W% P: \& [ a% ~6 i) c
' {: J6 A( `/ J/ v2 p0 U& W. lHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.+ Q/ I+ p& \5 H. `
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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2 t0 M3 J; i+ V e5 VMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."4 T% O& H: M& z/ d+ z( c3 d
% R5 f: C( D/ E. B$ d* PI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment., u! D+ I. Y( J3 C! j, Z
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.$ F% a5 [+ D0 H) r9 ^
& z; s8 M$ l6 [+ Y) ANot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions./ j6 t( y# S8 E. ` E! m
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.7 G, R, b& n3 \; m" S: i5 ^
: m& G* P$ U9 T6 B' @, c5 j' IFor better or for worse.3 @: W L9 B: V7 w1 o, Z
! c5 `' o: E5 }% vGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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6 W/ W2 T; O, b& y) u* L# P( Q, z& WLook for God in others.
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You now have two choices, you can:
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. m2 r, \ q$ y7 r1) Pass this on to your friends or
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! ^' Z3 E: B7 X; [) _! L' c2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart. P$ E! |% U$ ]5 c. {2 z; Q
6 C0 R7 `5 `# o# B; I% l8 K1 UAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
6 z* P* U1 ]4 a: K- ?0 Z"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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1 G: b0 Y+ k5 S# d+ t* oTomorrow is mystery.
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Today 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.$ b. n2 Z5 L4 [1 k$ b
( }. u- h3 q4 A& A; r) jIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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