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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.
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His name was Kyle.
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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."4 f+ U" u; G2 R/ \1 R* Q6 `/ m% A1 Q
% q7 A* u' O" r9 d6 D2 P3 y! t" XI 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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f: a# U) p: V( IAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.. c& R' J6 m9 _
) \5 s. b1 \7 t( z' B& P7 u* ~0 v+ QThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.% F7 u/ P# p/ y. H1 n7 i( r/ B
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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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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." v' p2 z: b& \8 \
) F3 Z: A1 S- F3 t( k/ c: C7 d; bAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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[/ d3 \2 t! J$ R wThey really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"( G( Y$ _2 t* ~" Q( l, x
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There was a big smile on his face.
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.4 Q2 D" ~3 _2 K) p6 L) Y5 w* `
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- e" Y3 f$ w' I6 D8 v$ hAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before./ _% s) _* n: |5 {
7 k2 ~: F6 w1 c' R, c9 a! u4 nHe said he had gone to private school before now.8 U! v1 b' I+ j9 \/ {
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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.2 H. r" m. ~# B; N& c4 e5 w
2 A0 P( G! Q+ u2 x" YHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.3 E3 K" O+ e2 T. j; E' i4 y
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.0 P! q1 Y# U, s3 l, q/ s
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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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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, g0 P' x, O& UI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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0 O/ o& Y# M3 t$ C' X3 o9 X" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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( B+ G; P& j9 N7 O6 k+ ^) _0 j" UOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.. |3 U+ [3 L# i5 i7 h" A- I
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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+ Q- o: U+ c( z1 A' r4 HI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.; c/ \! ]& J+ r5 q
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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+ i/ s6 l3 H( Q5 c8 CKyle was valedictorian of our class.: N& n, b+ g; W$ t1 v/ k& {, v
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak1 @8 T2 y! c) U, ?8 J7 h; a
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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8 T0 @ \5 m* w7 N9 {2 nHe looked great.8 _- W# @ I0 n7 `
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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1 k- V j3 t; T; d% qHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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* N7 z! R& q2 m1 P& @. B6 `: Q+ zBoy, 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.+ H/ I; h# k' W( ~+ v3 K! y- K7 S
) z7 [* Q; ?: M& \$ P5 c! hSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"+ K& G, ~- i$ n- c% l1 P" f
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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.- h0 W1 b: u( Q( Z: i4 q6 s4 G
7 h1 A" ?& g% N6 \, S8 yAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began* F' `! ~' v. M2 Y5 L/ D: x
0 [3 _6 \# |9 r) l1 ]3 W! G w"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...8 s1 {, U! s8 M" O
9 [: D' t3 ` ], X) J* ?: tI am here to tell all of you that being a
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) ~/ ]' N2 m! n( UI 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.# w/ @! e0 d& Z( R7 W
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.- w: l1 J, q' U% p
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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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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.5 L# a% k+ Z( ~" t ?
5 e' c( L# L$ M+ s5 t3 O: n0 f"Thankfully, I was saved.0 h/ K0 w' c) X8 O& o/ S9 y- d; O
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.": c" ^ e/ ?' V( O
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I 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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8 }9 D& J2 [2 m! Z/ q: r. z5 fNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.' U) ^* D4 q4 s% _7 U
. e ?4 D0 h5 Z9 ~; ~: W2 VNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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% N/ } E0 L8 H# u+ [With one small gesture you can change a person's life.0 s% D) t. X$ ]7 Z
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For better or for worse.
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$ z. e$ q; m8 h+ dGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.
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1 B+ B& F1 h U& S$ b# f# EYou now have two choices, you can:3 k4 L( p8 R* ]+ d3 k/ o3 k
. s, T: D, Y; ]/ ]. V5 U& M1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart." Z7 G3 U& w1 ]4 u# H5 O- i3 a
$ h2 I$ M* F0 S1 Q+ |As you can see, I took choice number 1.* P \6 t3 H" |, l q" A
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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3 ?$ B5 u" `2 j+ D. x, xThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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5 W' O8 _+ J3 R0 {0 t8 s5 CTomorrow is mystery.
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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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