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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,- H5 h, P: E4 E! Z; ?
1 g m% x" V! ] HI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. ^! Y4 V X2 e1 J/ |/ }% e5 D
" G' b( l) p" q- gHis name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his& ~* V9 P) b: i4 Q- g
Books.2 r0 r9 V% B* M9 Z) j' T
- z" G8 Q% ]5 I, Z0 w7 sI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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8 w8 ]% z( ]/ ]7 a8 uHe must really be a nerd."* W( ]+ V! o# W: q1 k" I; S% @1 Y
; r% ?! P) j9 u* mI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.& k; p. z& j6 f/ {
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As 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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6 I0 n8 W6 q' a+ g- i: }0 LHis 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 eyes2 M5 g( }/ S- q) r) ]0 X; Y
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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.3 }0 }1 E/ L t3 m) Z9 ~) ~
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.: Y) ^ I& {: t( ~! T6 ]
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. q8 V: Q1 I# a) x0 {7 Z" ~" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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, R. X; T3 _2 |3 R8 q! jThere was a big smile on his face." _) d5 `$ Q) r% J8 X0 R5 W9 t
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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4 [7 P0 N$ q/ s6 p- y6 f D* QI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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5 x/ r/ G/ f4 q" O6 qAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.9 ]5 Q& S0 ?3 O) r( d* O0 L
' Q" N% p3 q6 ^! p4 W, @( w& KHe said he had gone to private school before now.7 d# M* T* J+ B& Q t* ], ?
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.: R T' Z2 G3 w9 P
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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.
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.5 g8 B0 C& T( e. q- f
& u' E2 B* s, l4 cHe said yes.
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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.& N3 b4 ?" n# b. H8 f% C6 E# ~; [
4 h4 g5 M" t% V" o7 m7 yMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.* @9 D) x; C* d. {, w
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!. |: A6 d- @: u c
# S1 p0 {" D3 {3 `9 Y4 I( G$ ^" He just laughed and handed me half the books.$ l" _1 U' t4 s5 J8 G/ U# c( J
& q0 u& E: |% gOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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& s6 R& g9 }0 G9 w" y4 r* ~When we were seniors, we began to think \8 w2 B; T* l( q7 d* Y2 C
About college.
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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.
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.) G9 c l6 ^) V6 U8 G+ }
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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) ]& p R1 X. N/ ~% wI teased him all the time about being a nerd.* c% b9 `- l3 `9 D- {. b5 h
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation. X* C, A" y' u% W( a L6 k0 {6 b
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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8 c; P, ^$ S+ e1 `9 B m- u7 IGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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9 b. X8 @7 |& L. I# c" L* _6 R4 j. dHe looked great.
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- D+ _4 K* ?# V) Y8 {! gHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.! D' T2 H) ^- N" d3 |
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. \# i0 x6 h3 @2 m* ]
! e! P+ X2 e/ \5 k3 x. zHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.) [& w& U& I3 r7 e" U- b
- W! e) d6 l/ e) g& fBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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; `$ `& G9 m4 B- ~+ c$ PI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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& n! Q3 O# F) k* `, A: fSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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7 ?$ m- w' K0 W; ` ]1 }& e6 [9 nHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled." ]( o9 q( R* Z- L
! `' {+ N0 ]7 G"Thanks," he said.
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- D0 D' h6 y% ?( e3 U6 v3 ^As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began; @+ O) S5 c5 @) H( X( u6 D
& Q$ ~ t5 T! W. E6 s+ d, T0 R2 q5 o"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...0 a4 [& x% S& p0 T% l& R |
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I am here to tell all of you that being a7 ^, B0 H* P$ ?3 F: x: ~: w
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.& q. c# h1 Q: o% f3 K6 Z
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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.! \5 ~5 ^: K, j1 z5 E/ C1 Z" r, K
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend." t0 V+ ^( ?" E/ ^
4 G9 d5 z* L8 J2 D2 T! m! ?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.. B" J* _! N: m' S5 R: f" s
. Z: F$ L* G% p t% c8 a: o1 @He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.& I" H) |: h; H- O: Y) g6 i2 e' r
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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7 ?) d- C+ m, K: F2 QMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."1 q1 f& F6 t3 s# m3 ~8 K
2 y9 L9 z2 u4 _: ]! V1 cI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.$ ?3 C9 T% X7 G8 b% z0 `
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.6 O% K3 N1 W/ q
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth. E( x8 H$ D, Y! B5 r
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Never underestimate the power of your actions./ R# K! I W2 G1 i: |6 d
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.7 \: C$ W7 U' Q
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For better or for worse.
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g9 ?+ J8 a8 n2 {# W) w% vGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.1 o# f4 \. F0 h, x% C
& L9 @' {- H- a0 \5 e6 ]Look for God in others.
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You now have two choices, you can:
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- @: h; \- v) `3 c" T1 u9 O1) Pass this on to your friends or
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G9 W8 N7 a, H/ y$ ~2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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0 c9 L2 R( I3 y1 uAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
* Z2 w. ?! d: I& m$ u, e"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."8 p4 e4 N4 z# Q- f8 u7 D( G# U$ p
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.& M# S4 D6 r6 B' k1 O
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7 q5 r! f- A r; G' L" P6 @Today is a gift.1 \0 Q4 |& N# ~+ R1 d- m7 v* L
& [' @& {4 T+ W* nIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.0 I# J& K, d( T+ W( d
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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