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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,' m @* P v% m
- K4 y7 A: Y! d3 ~; c: KI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school." l* g' a+ K* Y3 Z. n
* g. Y2 g3 t# p( p4 UHis name was Kyle.) Z C6 c# e$ S; t- P& r7 k" p
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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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I 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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3 |$ a7 G! O7 _& v# sAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.% H+ N$ t% r O2 K4 G5 ]
2 l* J; e' b2 G4 `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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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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' Y/ h0 `8 M3 e/ VHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes) w) X; v( ~: {% k2 c- d; \. A
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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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( [+ c8 R+ g% QAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.$ n% S8 t& f6 Q7 A. R
1 }0 Z" ^ ?& H4 k" ?7 X9 D# x1 LThey really should get lives.2 a0 @4 |) N7 R. b2 s+ b
. n& Q+ W/ U9 R8 c" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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5 D, c" F0 D# J5 P' k0 Z2 TThere was a big smile on his face.
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.5 P2 h0 D; B- |# v; [
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.4 G/ Q# s: m" h/ S+ ?
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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., ]. C; n2 O8 u8 y0 v7 ?6 C
+ E" g" C0 \0 N# r$ L$ oWe 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.( K( B5 c- o) C
+ i O0 B1 `" ~I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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& f w! W; [9 A8 |, _He said yes.
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# A7 b- T5 c! nWe 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., x7 @! M- }9 s8 E" \8 N7 q4 }
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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- X, p" s& v, S" q1 p4 DI 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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; ?0 ~3 ^" `6 X7 d6 V% S6 ~1 jOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.+ c- Y' ]% @# O2 O3 B2 x* K& Q
# r, N* f0 k7 YWhen we were seniors, we began to think2 c8 Y7 [+ Q- o2 E
About college.7 U7 e5 B% ^7 ]' l6 Q
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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" ~7 N; @& ?& oI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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9 m- r6 s; [9 J: F) zHe 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., \9 n1 |8 }. i) a' d. t
# Y, c2 _ g2 [2 c0 K! xI teased him all the time about being a nerd.; h+ C" l2 f ^, B9 ^5 h
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He 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; f% f) m% O3 t9 M% F9 O
) u- V+ k& P4 l, QGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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+ q P6 S4 _+ f# {% \He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.# Q! r4 S- ]$ S
0 j$ Y# P- w5 A8 n) {He 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.! V1 K: l3 y" I, D7 G/ \2 R
6 d6 o2 }$ X1 m$ p6 v0 R7 hBoy, sometimes I was jealous.- I, U& ~3 {- ?
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Today was one of those days.. w" S# z' b. ~5 P" Y( S& w
_# r! }9 I' e2 X) Z' OI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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# V: z1 g" m' Z. u- _So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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% S3 ~2 g0 S6 x% [He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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! Q3 A2 u- o) y% `) ~+ _"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began' p+ r* ?7 ~4 k- m. S
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"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...1 z( N7 q: p) g7 ?3 d+ z
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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: J# N" O: a) P6 v xI am going to tell you a story."- J9 Z8 H/ l( g) e6 v
2 Z, O7 |6 N% \/ Z& J6 f' gI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.$ C2 y3 s7 p" d% @$ \( ?: K5 x9 V
. ~' S! Z. d6 B# H8 ]* \; CHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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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.! w' Z2 n k; ~2 X1 p
- ~1 Q: _. ~& C- S4 n1 ~He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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o) `) J% S* ~# |3 T4 ~) I"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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" ~3 ~/ Q# S0 C2 jI 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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0 A+ _9 G3 T% h2 wNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.! l0 g( w, L' L4 J O
- E; S; E1 ]$ t0 c( T5 A& W! [With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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/ z1 C9 A8 q5 A4 e3 AGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.5 S2 P0 P# L8 ]& G- u, J- _
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Look for God in others.% e5 E$ [! U" `* R
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You now have two choices, you can:' ]" z- T0 k! C+ n
) [: f+ J( _' k" t; h1) Pass this on to your friends or
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* c# Q3 M ^' A# j- Q8 b2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.. q2 n7 {9 i8 {" I- b
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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D8 I8 P8 p7 X) Z8 k- QThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.: G, \! `% t! ?8 U+ g( h+ Z
. T# h: G- G# [; F4 sTomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.2 |# \, ]2 S1 W6 ]- B
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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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- m; S8 {3 H* ]7 f6 H' kIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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