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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,! A: ^9 s7 r. V' u
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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* c( X" t1 L* h" L/ jHis name was Kyle.
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( `$ \' g7 E# e+ a. l7 C' m- xIt 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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I 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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0 \8 }5 ^, E) s5 v) A8 }As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.# G7 ^) g; i$ s4 ?
2 B$ V# ?, i r5 {7 @They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.% A- `& ^8 T$ G* v- b
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.8 {! X7 X1 \$ }" Z! T6 a, N
; k) |/ `7 k. r% E- ?8 uHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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- {; X4 u! d \! _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.' e9 V8 I3 `; E; K
1 r, ]" z* _$ R/ R3 K. L cAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They 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.9 I( I( O, i: T; l5 |! z
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It 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., n3 o! D7 }' R: X n( b- x
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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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He said he had gone to private school before now.! \; q* J( G$ I8 a8 W
$ F) d8 a& C6 m9 B- @6 uI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.# @0 B7 F. A3 c, j$ N
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.# q$ ?2 \& |& Q; b5 L# U; r
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.& K2 C- {0 R- ?
, `! }" ]* W/ }. xI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.- y: `1 S8 w" V
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He said yes.- U9 ~) `7 q4 ^+ X' D
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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. M5 g/ |3 r' f' X e! d# O0 _
; ?0 N* A1 R0 L6 mMonday 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!' x+ ~8 s9 F( K0 d
3 ?# N" s- K s0 Q, S, U" He just laughed and handed me half the books., I: n) C- K+ p, X! `7 c
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.% j1 e, }6 s+ Q2 C
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When we were seniors, we began to think
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' V; X+ F+ Q) n% {: v2 ]- yKyle 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.% w. Y+ x4 f* o. u, H/ v2 n
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship., ]/ T* h f7 Q7 g9 Z5 s. g
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.% S! E7 `: D6 E Q$ }6 _
5 v: A. P- Z) oI teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak3 X5 `2 ?/ X, S
) A# {; U8 Q6 |# l, H& kGraduation day, I saw Kyle.9 I7 U% G" n( O
0 p9 R# p6 u7 L4 JHe looked great.9 _' E$ G7 {3 H6 g8 r% h; _" p+ k) s9 H
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.* g# n, }( m- f
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.% j' ]+ }0 S/ A- H( A" v8 V
( s7 p# V3 R0 e* D2 N5 MHe 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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Today was one of those days.$ c9 n6 }3 Z% X) E7 I: v( I: U% p z
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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!"/ H( P, k& M0 z* s5 a# M% `
) U. G" y/ X+ k; b! D2 mHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.' U( d) K9 Q+ D! d) a3 j
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"Thanks," he said.0 R, V2 a4 }& l6 n' E
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began4 B7 n3 |( m7 A% t, b! a# Q4 E
3 ?2 H9 [$ I% y9 h"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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) J% m+ `/ {( T: i" T9 u; J/ [Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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/ [# A. w* v) |I am here to tell all of you that being a
% u, h9 t5 w2 vFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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* C3 c( R4 C) A/ r6 W! LI am going to tell you a story."
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* i: l9 Z) t/ M7 w9 f! A; SI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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/ O; Y4 Y5 H1 F$ R5 d' C' n7 h, g& oHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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- S0 G, Q9 L( S$ q! \+ 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.; U* \; r6 L# j" K9 K) \
- B/ i6 N" t; k' X; ^) D1 yHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.% Q# l" V: b) i. l* X' r
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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1 p' g+ N: m3 Z4 W/ iMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."0 q4 @/ C/ J4 o, y) j& y% }; B
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.6 ?8 w$ `1 F% V% u
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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.
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R9 O$ V# N1 \6 s, yNever underestimate the power of your actions.1 r& b8 r8 E0 q
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.4 M6 e/ J: r/ r: c* u/ J! H8 P- i
& H' p5 C7 n, E0 D9 |( A# s" cGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. l2 ^7 Z2 v' n' r
+ Z0 k3 l! u2 U) f$ XLook for God in others.' [1 J( C, g, R! b% b8 V8 y1 y
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You now have two choices, you can:7 ~ u8 U$ `' v6 }8 y. z
V6 p$ E/ V4 N! \/ P" c1) Pass this on to your friends or! x! h4 E6 R& S8 p, k3 M" [) ?
/ E; y: ?) Q* |8 E6 K4 K. j9 Z. F8 u2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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( T2 P. K( \1 ]6 eAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
3 M+ ]$ I* @2 ?1 l- J: M7 T3 @"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." @- m9 P3 P/ ]5 @7 h* q% B
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.: f2 Y3 W; s3 Q! W9 k! D% r
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Today is a gift.
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.% b& k: g4 N- g; h4 X8 ?
0 o+ V3 G; h P, KIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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