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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,2 R6 b6 y! g5 n6 K0 A2 p3 \% p; n
! |. }$ U9 t# _& T7 u# ~I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.* s7 r" Z: G2 P7 O6 H2 r
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His name was Kyle.' Z3 q2 t( s6 g! U% F: S
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It looked like he was carrying all of his, i+ K) T1 U' ]+ E4 e( k% d* l
Books.! e% J! X; x$ x- N! Y6 J2 v2 c- N2 q
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?( V3 v( Q+ H! Z, B- C
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He must really be a nerd."5 E$ _8 ~% m5 K
& k3 Z8 `* {9 F# f7 u0 TI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.3 P" @/ f% s; q
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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: }0 T) B( G8 I* ~1 ~1 D6 |They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.$ ~ ?' T) z) Z! W8 j" `$ C
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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.5 `- j1 ?0 P+ H% i$ M# y; _- D
3 t0 e% e* F" P! vAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.; A! \7 {' H6 p% ~
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They really should get lives.+ ^* l; L1 G& K2 S( R& M5 G
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"2 [3 r1 g$ Y, G Q! y; S# o
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There was a big smile on his face.5 y M0 e1 _0 Q
% v- i8 o/ u# K/ Y* y& EIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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2 B" [9 o0 H, [+ ZI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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: T( S. }7 c: M7 g3 yAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.& M- _# {' d: t* X. ^& C _
) C- M% E" s* q+ w$ T2 T* t7 g4 j" eHe said he had gone to private school before now.7 q, }% ]+ K( r8 q8 R# q- }* b. j4 Y) Q
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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T' M4 e' a z/ oWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.! R5 o* K/ K7 g k
- Q* n1 u, p5 y7 ]He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.9 \% H" M: ^4 b: _, n$ q
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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! k4 B+ G: C& @$ r% P1 D0 iHe 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.3 I" I, N' q9 d8 V
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.5 m1 N' H3 k+ [' A) c3 Q C, K `
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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.4 z9 W! F$ C7 B9 e7 Q. g% a5 u
0 O1 K6 F) f- W& m8 [When we were seniors, we began to think
" {( `. L. W8 I& uAbout college.
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; O1 z0 _8 [* ^* J9 \Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
" p3 d6 N& Y+ k5 i4 g* ]Was going to Duke.3 g0 X+ {* M9 W2 E
/ r# s* }& ]& T, R- w( O# A- xI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem." b1 ]' J) w( 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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9 q9 K3 e& n+ `" s" N- tKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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7 R+ y& e8 J& y% j! P1 b% c" tI teased him all the time about being a nerd.7 O& U7 U7 b0 \ Z
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.! i+ k5 k8 s' O8 D& Q! Y
$ l% W# Y* v, [3 j$ A, KI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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% q Z% S/ j) W4 R! K: \Graduation day, I saw Kyle.- @& E4 u2 Z( Z* R
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.2 I* F2 p3 t; ~4 j
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.7 |8 u- O C% Q8 t2 H1 ^7 a4 E
; l! ]9 W( n1 r& v( x; ~Boy, sometimes I was jealous. A) |4 _" E1 y0 |: T) S
- L8 b; e; w: S+ a6 F" b2 xToday was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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$ @3 h& t7 V& N2 A2 c/ c, j: W$ vHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.+ o# x+ C C, n. F% n
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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.3 u0 h& p x3 t1 ~% w# E
6 _/ i& N" i& E: _2 ]8 a4 KYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...% y! o8 l8 x) F
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I am here to tell all of you that being a- p7 w" E, E# [) k2 k
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I 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.; d2 q, V: z8 U: \8 z7 i" C
! k; f4 f" J3 SHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.0 [, B" `5 {8 Y1 s
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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./ `% O; ~2 b, X: o8 n* f
4 d( b2 A! ~8 u+ HHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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/ g$ O& a8 Y [0 }( pMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."' W. r. _: \2 \2 ~ L: @/ l
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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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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.3 L# n# ^* w- Z% c: y5 M
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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3 d7 c/ n$ U4 D* y; ]With one small gesture you can change a person's life.4 ~' X7 l( e" Q9 g; m
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For better or for worse.8 a; t+ y2 }5 Z, V' U' y' l
1 G0 b" u1 }" b: [ d# G* DGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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7 E* V) L1 U) C% d- ALook for God in others.
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$ S5 j! j, h5 T& D$ IYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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# n* }; [6 H) a+ T3 x2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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4 y! |/ X) ~' y* TAs you can see, I took choice number 1.0 _, X' T8 H) D
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.". g/ l2 s/ D% L4 z+ D
1 @9 Y6 P. [# A9 s8 l6 }% J4 }( s @There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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$ Q% p* T8 S# `) }Today is a gift.
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8 N$ O9 @ t6 ~" W% k. AIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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! O' Y$ M) a: R+ @4 v8 W5 iIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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