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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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2 z% ~7 Q o! D' |0 e& uI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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7 F+ E3 P9 B+ Y0 y/ H% Y w6 NI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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# i4 t* \: U' G$ z: U3 Q! DHe must really be a nerd." i. n8 |) D0 _0 j4 d" `
2 s+ W. M* w9 H4 DI 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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1 w7 X5 J. O1 N$ c# W8 H$ ^As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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/ _' }% j7 Q5 i5 t5 p( d5 `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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8 k/ p" H* I. ?: W. `4 |" xHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.: ~9 c9 ^- z- L, `! c. e
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes6 W8 _( o* @( S( L: I' W) j
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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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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives., W0 T) d7 k% O9 v) I1 n) J" x
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.
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' c3 `- G/ c7 _, GIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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% F5 k" L( V# H8 V OI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.- K+ g3 Z5 }0 y
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.8 @: R$ G& M) P. ]& n4 Z4 H: s! M7 u
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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.0 ^# b Z! e+ F G& t n- S) G
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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6 S' ~7 I2 x% KHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.9 z' r( [5 ~$ e! U d; I
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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.8 ^- T5 z0 x- h3 |2 E
" @2 x' o |- E, O; H" k- z- `' 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." z6 \& I0 X2 _
3 d7 q6 T" k0 k B# c) {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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h* {) v! P8 P" \" He just laughed and handed me half the books.# N6 y+ B; D' C( g" |$ N
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.2 O$ ?7 z$ M5 r" ^
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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7 V5 D# [8 K- ]4 e% hKyle decided on Georgetown, and I3 o: _/ L9 Q+ M3 J& I
Was going to Duke.
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.( [6 k3 D" D: ]" ?1 h7 l e
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship., `% d/ `6 g$ e* D5 ~
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class./ L( M9 {# e. F
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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$ p8 h5 ~4 n5 `, r% a7 v# iGraduation day, I saw Kyle.- \6 h/ D% ~: |, `( a& E
& m+ I. W6 q$ m8 `4 tHe looked great.2 V( _) a# M; S2 i2 Y5 h/ m% Y& a6 q
& r v7 a' {1 m* tHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.( f# h+ v$ Q" b
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.! E: n% L" N5 l
+ W% P& k. M rHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.. O: S# r8 D6 t/ {" J, V: K
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.& Y6 j# ~3 {* F! Z v. @; `" K
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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7 H. N) ^! I9 Y8 Y" O* HSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"% c2 O1 x0 l9 X
. x5 b. _, m6 S, ?) FHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.8 N z1 T* k' X6 n& }; h6 c
( d3 A& q& W" S( Z"Thanks," he said.7 o- k2 w" p# R `# N6 l$ z* O
2 Z% I. F/ b7 p- v( [. V6 fAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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2 K# `) `+ {: m2 _* `5 v"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.+ Z7 l' Y# E# |6 F9 ^; O
% X8 p8 K" U( H: ^5 s) p! EYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...; |8 e2 o& |+ W, x, Z$ J
& t/ @2 y0 P2 _1 BI am here to tell all of you that being a
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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.
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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) x2 {' _3 S) S8 yHe 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.
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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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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.' R# P* R. F. L% p
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.* d6 s# h1 n2 \4 f
# y9 L& ^( c* x& t6 ZWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.2 S0 S% L# E6 u, L6 F; g9 ?
- B1 S* M; Y4 B8 G) FFor better or for worse.* Q" y& {$ k" m5 o
8 Q1 [9 L. _8 E8 V% z2 R, r# VGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.: p& J m- ?9 R- L
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You now have two choices, you can:
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0 E9 C6 w& t0 u( P( [: x8 x1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1., s C" n3 r) ]: U- v: D
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."* E b+ I# R* a) g5 [7 o6 n6 N: |
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.* `! F; T" l) D% h( D& x
% K# C/ O0 N! I) W' j/ D G7 XTomorrow is mystery.7 C: j$ L- c1 X: U! p
6 P% ]2 @* z5 G$ gToday 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.8 w2 x8 h+ i2 c8 Y, y# I
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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