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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.& U$ x% |! m- B0 K
4 y3 u9 u: y, ^1 l& @+ IIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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6 k4 }! x# x& ^3 n% }& t1 OI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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5 ?5 G! n2 K7 U. QHe must really be a nerd."
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1 D$ m- Y& R( j% \% O' A# q; ~I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on." [+ [4 c0 I& q: A
' {" n( w( q1 K: a9 XAs 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.1 v9 i# C/ p- x1 a- o0 @
: z9 D8 Q! L; {. CHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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6 S3 C' R7 m0 z7 U/ U; X6 gHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes& ^5 ~5 Q6 ~+ i& O. ^( ^8 R5 d2 ]
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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.; v5 L. B7 M! [+ n: s8 ?5 G$ } Q
: U. w; \& T. A9 cAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.$ m' [+ Y# w1 X4 @2 _
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"& `0 \) n( U, e) Z1 _ l" O& _! G
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.3 G! p( H9 F; a$ {, a
, K1 {; ~7 W+ A/ Y' AI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived./ `) e! O& c5 s2 t
' @1 j# o' T% S1 D2 A/ SAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.: w/ J$ C: ~' E$ |
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He said he had gone to private school before now.
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7 z3 j+ f' B' w* v% v$ X0 lI would have never hung out with a private school kid before./ S/ K% m; n, n
7 J) z$ F8 q9 bWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.$ |! ]+ y' L: q; _3 U
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends., ^8 O/ b; y& x/ J# b; ]5 a! E9 k
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0 s- H' e7 M7 bWe 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.! ?/ I7 V: ^/ J. a' K, J- T: W1 w
% j% _" ^8 Y4 T1 p0 i& |Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again., p7 `/ _1 {, m4 }2 B, m
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!) s% `- E9 g* V* g9 h4 a$ I P, d# `5 z
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.+ u8 |5 x+ {9 [) N
5 q9 X- O' v) E1 o/ \$ V$ {Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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b/ J, n3 i, i# J( V$ W6 Y' BWhen we were seniors, we began to think. L: L8 w% J: M6 a0 `6 F, I6 I
About college." [5 w4 C: @7 T1 n- }1 A
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I# Z4 h9 l6 Q2 Y$ x
Was going to Duke.7 G- v, l, A' t
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.2 k. ?+ E. s9 M1 C
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.# J( ?( H O' b& s+ o7 `) N- e9 N% j
5 q7 C% G1 k0 F2 I7 Q! U. q8 }Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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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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: u/ f1 P7 h C- c% iI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.' D& C6 b# r% e7 ]4 \$ B
8 _' o# m3 q$ w8 q1 x9 CHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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$ U* C9 R) h0 l2 a5 mHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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/ P3 K+ s0 f z5 h3 h! C' KHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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( }9 U7 S4 q) S8 c6 R: U( ^Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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: K( J4 A1 @: c" {/ Q& {Today was one of those days.
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. V# o- g1 r7 V: g- ~; a8 TI could see that he was nervous about his speech.% F0 S2 R, a% L/ U" r: N
% Z+ D( @0 E1 hSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"" d) u1 T/ p; q( F. }4 P
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.1 K* Q7 Z' S/ z G4 O) }9 u8 l
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"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began! n7 u9 p5 q% l3 B
" n; ?; y) r- i: a"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...
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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.". X1 }) A) }- x8 @
2 I- _" w9 |) wI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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' U0 e) s+ Q$ LHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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. `& c$ `6 Q9 k& {6 A* [& D7 `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.3 x. O1 @: u. ]" ?7 @8 g
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/ I/ G/ Y. |0 r+ z3 e! M z! t$ Y"Thankfully, I was saved.
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0 g' u1 K1 l- `My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."8 }" U9 ]4 R3 i% J! z- I+ D
( `* m" l/ N$ n7 o$ hI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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; X! N" y/ [' k( sWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.
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' I; @; \3 p$ p' X4 ^You now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or. w$ o6 |+ r" z& l
4 e( H7 l1 f( G6 i1 V2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart. j7 `$ Z; { a2 j) t4 l y
- A8 V) v/ a4 b; Y$ E( BAs you can see, I took choice number 1.7 \ e% [! j1 d4 A. `' ~0 r- V
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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+ s+ {% H5 T GThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.9 \; D J z9 p" K
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Tomorrow is mystery.$ W8 G, T: |' {% r3 ~
% t1 V# B5 t. @. ^- C, T, WToday is a gift.
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* }8 F7 T7 V6 P v" O/ eIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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- O# I4 l0 B |( hIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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