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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.

His name was Kyle.

It looked like he was carrying all of his
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8 b/ L4 V, \# ~2 lI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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He must really be a nerd."

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.

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.

He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes

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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. O8 ]' l  N+ X( e! V7 P+ N9 dAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.

2 ?- _$ f6 i% }* hThey really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.

3 V7 z, M8 U3 ^1 b) J* c1 }$ [It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.

As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.

He said he had gone to private school before now.

$ Z0 l' N0 P! N; r) e6 A' }0 O5 S) _I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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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.
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He 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.
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6 H0 C% I& d$ C, [% yMonday 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!

( ]) |; c) B% Q) k9 }$ r" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

When we were seniors, we began to think
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* ]: Q2 t3 ?, \Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
Was going to Duke.

1 C# B2 L5 z! l) u5 J5 C, UI 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.

" W8 A, z: U& v( MKyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd.

8 Z& \& M5 p" [9 j& s* C- GHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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/ {! y# j, ?, m2 w4 |5 pI 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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. }7 r" y4 r5 Z+ K' ZHe looked great.

He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.

+ s( }! @( x6 w3 KHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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: [# f" V0 X0 i4 J# y$ M8 e% K; lHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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8 p+ v! s* B9 O* q/ qToday was one of those days.

) n; J" e* [3 `( v/ L  @' g" ]I could see that he was nervous about his speech.

) w5 j+ K, y$ [- d/ vSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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! H- S% n7 P) w* |" @He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.
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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.
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

1 R" c- p/ p4 [  b  [I am going to tell you a story."

I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.

He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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, N7 l6 h. i$ N5 xHe 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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" Z* Z: u) H8 s2 }( b4 YHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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0 q/ ?0 e( B# E9 s; `4 g"Thankfully, I was saved.

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.

0 Q. r! i- M) iI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.

Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.

For better or for worse.

God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.

6 h" t5 e  K1 {  @Look for God in others.

You now have two choices, you can:

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8 f, a( e1 d& z" o* e* e2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.

As you can see, I took choice number 1.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.
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3 h7 ?, R! A! R& ]+ t$ q0 B0 tToday is a gift.

' e+ o/ i0 U9 [: t- F- aIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.

If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

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Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

/ B* I) y3 G+ BToday is a gift.