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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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3 M% {3 C( C. u- r6 h3 q- g. YI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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- G- v$ r/ ]9 t1 |! {! ]His name was Kyle.0 r2 ^4 Y! n5 o( P5 T: L& E$ B
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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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2 z7 n" p0 A$ z/ _I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.' f+ D! A9 t% w7 ^( E& U6 j; s
4 p& m i4 n! G" x6 j# hAs 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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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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6 L* V% X( V- @8 rHe 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.
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7 o9 h9 i% e2 r, }" C; @( PAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.+ H$ W9 J" s9 S; Y# E+ E
6 O R( K/ I9 m3 p% w8 `They really should get lives.
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: {: K; v* D! M/ f- k" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"$ \% v6 y! M" [7 Z5 Z" _
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There was a big smile on his face.7 P3 O. [6 E- r: X, k- {& q) o( ^
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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$ e/ e5 g* I) {; mI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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/ v: C( G6 j# nAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.2 i7 s2 L( s2 w! c
0 F) \) G8 F% ]0 I& h6 v3 cHe said he had gone to private school before now.' ?$ D6 F0 K, B/ O$ g, m v
+ H- K( |; x$ ?4 S1 ]. [$ v# kI would have never hung out with a private school kid before./ X6 S8 K1 k9 @
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.0 P6 f' |3 S9 B/ }9 {: s, P
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.% }3 l8 n" b1 g5 D) _
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.5 k' y( {4 ?2 C* e" R
7 C0 Z( t1 _9 I8 \$ Z' k- pHe said yes.# z. E7 D* a4 p
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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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$ u8 |% K# A" ^- ZI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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" O- V l6 G- |+ y0 ?3 d3 y" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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4 C* d7 Z4 H. x. ^4 `/ V! m% OOver 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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$ Y- K! U- q. ]3 g5 J3 [Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I- e3 X1 O' r* r ?8 h4 o* b
Was going to Duke.
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# I- y3 O; i8 r6 i6 DI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.$ i2 B* E( ~) m& ?& B5 `
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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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9 O* M# n2 u! Q& T" W0 A0 I) uKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd., Y7 b7 M' C6 s: w; _
/ t% u. L3 s3 d" C& @& @He had to prepare a speech for graduation.. e; s- M; U6 O" j6 Q. Y, z3 x/ A! Z2 R
2 t6 s6 R |, [4 iI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. P! H* B$ o' y+ I$ Y
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.9 v) R2 u3 f; U
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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.
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' L* o6 T/ J l1 UBoy, sometimes I was jealous.- U0 h6 N6 n( A* K7 v
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Today was one of those days.
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" ?% H6 J; Q2 r; [9 BI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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. s2 n0 l! v& O& A0 ?So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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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.. O0 O4 |# }0 a+ n
/ X# F4 F" S% h, ^As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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2 j! K5 s+ c4 Q7 t: p, ^! W- J7 o"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.$ u! k% g& F( C* J3 @3 |
+ U( ?: t7 M! Q( R" GYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends..., s3 \9 |; T; x/ ~% F
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I am here to tell all of you that being a$ n9 p- y% {! u
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.2 d% T- K2 _3 w, K- ?1 H
# j& ~% p1 ~4 |. {8 SI am going to tell you a story.", [5 h+ N" W+ N7 o2 \, x @
/ u1 | X1 U% I( GI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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1 \, z4 C7 P! N5 I1 UHe 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.; g$ T7 V+ N3 S# j( g2 a
2 {* |$ F% n3 L/ kHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.; ?9 V+ Z" b5 m" v0 P/ p
6 [8 r. w% w; F; V( l; |6 bMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."% r7 o3 O4 w7 Z6 H& V+ s% Q% S
2 J/ B& M3 Q9 B/ x8 lI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.) w8 ~0 Y' D, ?/ C; l: ^
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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& `+ p. Y* E! ]9 A% K( V7 R. GNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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6 D9 j: _! g3 H0 h; y% rNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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8 f/ f+ e/ \, d- T, N; oWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.. l+ k, @; t/ a) ^; a( u
* \: D6 K3 c" _For better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.4 |8 \9 @% J, `& J- o
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Look for God in others.
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You now have two choices, you can:/ a) k+ X: d1 [6 \) |/ E
! n/ ]) M) y7 M% ^7 ]1) Pass this on to your friends or% {7 g4 ]$ U h' R. ?
. O, e" [+ E# f9 N2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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3 u) G0 w. s5 u% }As you can see, I took choice number 1.
" u! y0 R: x# a"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."; p. M& I+ z8 Z' Z! F: ?
4 _$ U$ A& q) W+ B" p$ zThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history./ W! V; P. f1 x- p5 W
6 l. ]! Q( u! v# |) X& Y vTomorrow is mystery.7 H' g/ ]9 W- `' v
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Today is a gift., b! C; b i0 y5 [! [+ E# W
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.7 b" \% y2 W0 M7 h( O' m, u
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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