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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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+ s$ [$ a l' Z; h5 ` U, Y- vI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.3 {2 D1 ^$ c M6 n
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His name was Kyle.5 K, ~# `# k v7 q( l1 o
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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) p4 ?% [8 Z, A' ~. y+ q2 ^I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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7 q, r& q' H7 Q6 [" b1 t& E& j/ XHe must really be a nerd."# e% V w8 T* N0 V2 i* N
# c- }' g+ e, h9 ]: zI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.& q" o9 s* o* `2 \1 F' J; B
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.5 G5 x1 b K! Y! X; j1 _3 `; l
- Q/ i" |' x/ k; f# qThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.3 M% `( ^( t* h$ K
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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
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5 z2 _2 y; u( R; B6 BMy 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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& {1 I* S& ^6 K1 s% |9 IAs 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 G+ z9 l7 h8 t+ E' o/ e" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!", i0 c$ D! T. V K
" v1 s0 y3 W* WThere was a big smile on his face.
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.- i& L2 r* Y& ~- ^. }
0 w; w6 M$ w7 F* _2 @7 ^I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.! H) z9 B6 w" _
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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He said he had gone to private school before now.$ s* [* T+ h- v+ o
' m3 |+ v- c" _+ |5 M0 Y% z" vI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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, d9 a0 H) x3 d0 cWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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0 w* b. Q* _9 b+ ?He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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/ D, x( U1 X8 [" {( OI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.# Q; H- r/ `7 f4 R. a, ^
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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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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!+ c0 W" i) r% j- X/ O# e/ J
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.5 c o( s' S. N$ z( x$ R& j
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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( i7 `+ O7 A8 f9 I0 FKyle 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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5 J+ ?: }& y" g8 ^He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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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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5 f% O( l8 b8 m0 N, O WHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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2 g; t* o0 M' @Graduation day, I saw Kyle.5 T& N) x; N+ F$ f1 d4 W" S
2 k1 E/ U$ |( r2 E, MHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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3 Z# g# c3 F' P. V/ O. ^+ `He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.+ F- V# ?/ k; n& `8 t
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.( a) s8 m- E+ O3 l
9 ~& ?- y1 W2 \4 G% ]7 XBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.: P8 R* S$ v. r/ r1 j
- b5 Q3 S& ?9 x( B$ X5 S$ z$ QSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"5 J f; y+ Z! w# r' B
0 w |) e# K" W: A% B6 g) a9 XHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.( s/ J% `7 e6 T0 T" y" ^; Z5 F
, Z6 c: t& |( Z) k( J7 N7 T"Thanks," he said.2 a: @1 Q) D1 W z' a9 l( v# ^
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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.5 C9 n" m) W9 b/ U: c3 T( [* A
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...8 D$ A0 q1 f- c
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I am here to tell all of you that being a5 P, F$ e! @. `2 h' J6 X/ k
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them., s* f9 |; q$ a3 I$ p8 T/ `& N
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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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' p: q9 |( T0 e& w. K! p1 J+ O& XHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.2 j, Q, z. m) m$ o/ ]& v% w
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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.
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/ \! G# |( E6 i( M* CHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.# {+ q2 B) p/ R; V
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."4 f. T" c5 A# S0 e0 w
, E8 U2 @7 T% |I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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8 _; D Y; X- K! d0 _2 ZI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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3 N. T( H( X* U5 CNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.- \; K/ u4 y7 `! T$ K
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.% r% B; ], x0 k A8 K
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.$ ^3 q5 E, Q4 V0 ~, [6 u2 H
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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, N5 @9 k9 J; D R8 `1 z. F( vLook for God in others.8 _" U8 B J& D- p4 ^5 ~% W
; M' M* M& z7 s3 H/ g3 @, p0 c( sYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or, e$ W3 r; C4 V5 j$ T, L4 B
! I' {, t" r1 A' B2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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& i" A* x: b# ^# IAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
& S" E7 Y8 Z; ?; k0 h"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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' X# S/ t! R$ V7 J& BThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.6 V9 s: t3 \, f* z8 N+ y, l1 W4 d
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Tomorrow is mystery.# O' Z, F! Y& j' D9 L7 g# P8 A9 V
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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.8 d* q7 q) Y- e8 ^0 ~ X
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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