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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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- B; \; f' }9 W0 UI 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 his1 \& j* ]: q( ?- j
Books.
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& m( @* @# v: GI 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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. ` ?/ s6 x) y) R! h. W% Q/ MI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.- n9 ]3 G$ b5 D9 j+ I) C
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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; ~8 M5 j5 V6 u( E& dThey 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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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.* w+ n' S5 V1 p7 Y# w
' R% ^9 g" D6 MAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.3 N+ S# z* W% k! k" T# v& T
# {# n" d) n2 U" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"( J5 b* Z G$ t; a
4 F8 w& E; H" N mThere was a big smile on his face.
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0 _% s0 [4 a0 s0 ?. j& CIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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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.
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# r4 H% e( R wHe said he had gone to private school before now." C3 D8 a" q( Q" o. ]% ]
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.$ R5 S2 Y0 W# h! \
+ ?9 N# @- `: [: N2 Q3 V b. B2 BWe 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." C) B4 t( w$ g$ ]# c
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.# |+ t+ m8 g+ ]' B. _, \ c: |
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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.4 x4 C) v6 @$ l% T
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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!
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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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 think4 I/ y( f- u8 e) @. x* }
About college.9 q( g5 v) j; U( z8 X. o$ d3 `
: Y8 O1 C1 q' nKyle 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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, W' G# f$ }5 N) r# x- [0 XHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.2 @' G$ n R0 f7 E5 \
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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( l+ Q& N0 e0 U {) w: N7 T! }I teased him all the time about being a nerd./ Y0 o6 o2 ~; _1 X- t
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak ^+ D) l) c" d: y
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.# R3 `& f3 l6 c Y, U% w
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.6 \9 N' X7 V* }4 K
6 M; M% G* z- ]( [; S$ V: v! l& WHe 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.$ N3 i. `8 k7 _) y4 p
" u) i% I: ~3 gBoy, 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.' X g7 K. D; o
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"# o. g# Y4 J+ S. [0 U8 C- D6 t
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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2 E* m8 S. t% V# Y& j! ?"Thanks," he said." Z4 D7 I, w3 g% B, z9 |
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began U& w6 c2 S9 @; \6 }4 s1 N
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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4 Y. V: ^6 P' H/ R5 [6 @) q U1 L$ EYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...$ [7 ?# M( b( H i0 \9 A
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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I am going to tell you a story."* f/ \. `/ N+ m2 }; V, C2 z
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I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.% D6 Q1 H7 U z
0 H+ I/ z" U" [He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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' u; B2 \- H9 bHe 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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' j* v$ U7 c/ e6 ]$ ZHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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; L! p: j2 G# h; o7 f. ~$ Z"Thankfully, I was saved.- x" P0 j# y0 `. e8 U, p' l
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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1 h- Q+ L& P1 T5 K1 @: C% h, [I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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3 W' s. L- ~' g' U% y/ e- nI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.9 K+ {& R. C/ ] j- z E6 ~
- K1 C$ Q4 p* J e* x' d9 FNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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% q5 A s! t" [( f2 nNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.0 } s! E6 V$ n
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.6 a3 W. h# C) s; r' R: F
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Look for God in others.
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3 l! Z3 d& [" Y$ B: m" WYou now have two choices, you can:2 I6 J- V. m+ c1 T8 u
1 ?5 l$ h0 H' x1) Pass this on to your friends or6 H: P1 }: }, b- {+ u: E
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.; t/ v& z! u8 o; t, U8 I
/ V! Y/ \' T) U! e/ z6 `As you can see, I took choice number 1.4 Z2 v- D2 @; ]& E, ]# A" w v, M
"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.7 }* K2 r2 k! a5 J) _% H
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Tomorrow is mystery.! }9 K$ o0 |" L+ H
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Today is a gift.8 Y/ u r5 K; R8 o0 C2 I1 H
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.1 D# X. A2 ^& R3 W7 ?' g. X! s
/ r* d1 _! V7 M j+ x1 QIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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