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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.2 A. y- Y8 \$ _
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It looked like he was carrying all of his( P: _" w& A, n7 M
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?$ i Z' ?. `" q) D7 q: B: ^- j
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He must really be a nerd."
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! u H8 w6 J9 U2 KI 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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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.) f" M! ]; P2 Y* h. F. S0 V
8 T+ B. \- D9 b$ `, T) s. G+ vThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt." z, C* O# d0 O7 Q" l
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.6 B9 M# ]5 S' X4 Z
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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.
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$ j5 e$ j( H( @5 }% M# W' D* M2 [7 CAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.5 ]; s: {8 y3 M8 [
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"$ }, [. p# Q5 D/ J/ Y0 k$ ]2 ]
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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. r3 Q i& c n3 W: {9 V8 M
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.5 v+ d# T6 ~" R/ P$ ?
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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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5 X- }. F8 T* r9 L; t8 u. D) a* i; SHe said he had gone to private school before now.3 W: _* i6 k( ]3 o
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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.; J7 q0 C6 p4 ?8 ?1 N' L! w7 n
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.! {3 R' L7 W& G4 u8 m! y3 R0 _) R
]0 J! H( [: @+ U1 g* c" yI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends./ O% a& H4 R( t5 O0 Q, t7 k
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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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6 [8 S( V. e$ B4 g) uMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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% L) Z9 B0 z$ h N" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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7 f9 r0 m, P: u2 B4 I( QOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.# [, U0 [- ?5 d7 b2 X
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When we were seniors, we began to think% V/ c* v9 D7 N
About college.
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9 S8 d; L ^2 M: t( n0 aKyle decided on Georgetown, and I6 C' x0 J7 D7 Z- Y* }' ^5 X3 N
Was going to Duke.
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" b5 k1 a" X. H" Z: F/ |) `0 R9 nI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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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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4 z* f( B$ f* w9 E0 v# eKyle was valedictorian of our class.5 E9 W7 }8 G/ v' }9 B$ `
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I 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 speak
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) {) j3 B# G8 a& b1 T5 P% J: s" TGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great./ S* w( `1 w% f
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.: Z% } g$ Z3 T# C
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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.: w' L% n: }/ A& ]- G/ F
0 [3 ~2 ^4 x8 {* K5 GBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!", A; `& y9 E! w; R" C6 {) Q3 m0 \
3 m" A0 U( {" y9 d8 FHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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4 z/ X6 g$ c9 @% Y9 I/ m; i"Thanks," he said.6 u, C/ }3 i* r7 {2 |
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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' q* e1 B+ g7 D& C# K9 i"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...( D# V( H, M, K9 C' k. l
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Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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0 n5 j; s& e% a/ z& _I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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/ ?" @+ Q1 C; OHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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( f; t" y& u$ H( ~ l- YHe 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.& I+ X" x' c9 m% n4 q& m
0 A5 a. |+ e/ {* d0 x/ aHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.5 w, @ [+ r1 ~
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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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.
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" L2 N) K/ \( ZNever underestimate the power of your actions.5 W2 b/ Q2 \* q' v. Y
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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+ i! X( t# g' N6 g8 NGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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6 c8 Z. r# g0 ~# ULook for God in others.: P" C' s( M' \& l* p
* J2 D- S+ o6 {/ {( L1 NYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or0 C e6 n- c# z2 ~+ \
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
3 g( X. S9 }/ w"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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; F+ z& F6 P. i, L3 ?5 gThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.& Y1 o5 b) j% P' L! z9 t! d
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Tomorrow is mystery.! U4 q% u; Z4 e8 F! q
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Today is a gift.% j" U" j, Y8 k. W
9 }! t- F8 k) jIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.8 _+ n% e" u* L+ k9 q
+ i" o3 A4 F. |If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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