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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,4 p7 @; z2 g4 |) B0 A/ u
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.; ^& g% u# H% Y. Y: @
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His name was Kyle.& |" s& j) U% a
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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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He must really be a nerd."
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& V* q! M6 D) w4 j, uI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.2 \) F2 k& M- H v$ n/ F$ U
# U2 d* q& r; Q6 X( g2 ^As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.1 o0 e% e$ U0 s' E; Z
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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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4 M; }. R8 ~/ [5 IHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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9 F7 W/ f" ^1 C4 `* {% ^, lHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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2 D: p7 i+ Y& L vMy 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.$ S" Q' q# L. T# C! j* p6 D
% s* Y; H% V& b8 EAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.
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3 B! q& L7 Q8 F6 i" ]* S: n8 t" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"+ F$ n& T4 J Y [. K& }
0 U5 Q" \% N* c2 H) J* MThere was a big smile on his face.
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# x( ]3 X. x1 m0 D. XIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.7 [2 F7 { H5 r' D
& _2 ]0 C# |$ }: z1 o- o8 OI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.% t. H; W+ f! C5 u% w& k' \
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.% H( D x! T4 L( j( ]3 [6 z" E
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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.% t+ G* o8 D* d4 p6 ^' U1 P" j) o
9 W) L3 |9 W: H* {- jWe 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.1 y' S; e( M9 l, j" O, X6 z: f
$ D0 I, W0 ]4 E& VI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.3 Z& H( F- }5 Q; Y) @8 v( Q. ^
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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.
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9 P1 O Y) X4 W9 G# y7 L4 H2 W- [; XMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.1 j' y( n7 y2 |6 H2 ^
5 f: q2 x% C8 W+ Q# xI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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( S% F( t* V+ z% d. |: I3 Y; a# U: ZOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.& x7 U4 K- Q" a3 b/ U+ R4 S; \
' n0 L9 o0 i/ f9 X. H2 d& y" y1 fWhen we were seniors, we began to think2 U5 T' j3 Y3 }* x" z
About college.7 p1 n3 S$ [+ j
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.8 m# U- T) v) R: n+ o4 ]
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.) D1 u3 y" w; i* M6 r( P* }+ B
! X a Y% M: k X" F& @Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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( x+ q# y. C3 @* W/ E2 W* }He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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" u* A0 C# v4 u; R1 JI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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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.4 S. s+ M1 A- t/ x
. g W* w; u3 k5 ^He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.. A4 h p" J- s F Y
) @' W% U# V( ~8 p/ n( U/ FToday was one of those days.
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, D( a7 w. K4 e1 v1 Q+ V! ~I 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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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.9 q! D9 G& `. I4 |
& R3 r4 e" t9 t2 B+ ]" d; j$ C2 _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.6 d. v% d7 b3 m A
" t- R/ e' H1 [' @Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...2 f% U' G5 N6 h+ C& p. _
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I 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.- J* o* W/ K6 g+ S7 I+ f
5 V& P: W9 u1 A: E, EHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.( l6 O" C! c: R& D8 H
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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. I& H0 y1 H' u5 d6 O
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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."( w, ]& y8 g8 D, u4 y& g; O8 I0 e
: \# |! B2 E! s* F* O cI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.! n8 l- t5 X- m
+ ]( ^* i) a5 S& ]I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile./ G' ]9 {, ?' Y, ]: \+ ?
8 C2 t0 X+ M8 @5 d4 PNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.6 n7 T V$ i; U8 |8 x
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.( u- B& k/ _6 ~" H! ~% {: T
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Look for God in others.* o! W9 `5 M" Z7 Y# A3 ^
. H2 z3 ~. t3 n, j$ EYou now have two choices, you can:
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6 x& \ x1 h5 t1) Pass this on to your friends or
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5 ^# V' j" `9 `7 c2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.- n1 W7 r- p( r+ l' K
8 h1 K' {6 F" E; V( Q1 K0 Q9 [ NAs you can see, I took choice number 1.6 m$ i: Q3 d0 {4 g- L7 u E3 r/ a/ \
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."' F8 L5 z: h( I5 {* C
! P5 C; L5 q4 O3 \6 F) LThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.( u3 K- T& D. z- K0 i" n
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Tomorrow is mystery.2 G3 P L B+ n' n7 r
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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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