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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,: w& \0 j+ f2 H' f: ~
7 L8 @1 s% E6 p3 w3 B4 R. ]( P7 b! Q4 aI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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His name was Kyle.
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Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?2 y; A$ D+ U4 W' O
2 j; H' \, G2 F2 zHe must really be a nerd."3 {/ F; H# |% m3 b
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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.' f0 r1 [( |5 h4 K" X4 R
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.% k8 r, p. y. c' E% u, s
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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.- D; \2 ?/ ~! a& }8 Q) l( y
6 A1 N; N" R' ]. j lHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.1 p" K" U/ a M' P
1 ]. l1 O2 L# W' g, J3 a( PHe 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.: X% v- o1 ]5 q
$ L: r. \8 Z$ CAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.. A. A4 W1 i# w! s8 d9 k1 e( X
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They really should get lives.
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( ^$ h( M) ?1 \+ z' x5 s+ ~" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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9 y3 f. X6 P9 }' m. P9 nThere was a big smile on his face.
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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& Y( U. v+ s$ X& w6 J( uI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.$ p# l0 K( K# K& F9 a
( f& d& G- @( m& h% T VAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.9 F6 m% Z5 l3 h6 i- g
5 M3 P" z2 L, A4 ]( L: VHe said he had gone to private school before now.. O( Y& ]. ^9 |$ d9 w
M5 i' S r1 S* X0 q4 oI 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.
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- U' C7 v3 j0 C, a5 V7 C7 V$ lHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.0 J( Y) k+ n" n9 q' T- @0 y; Q- r
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends." ~4 L1 z+ L& P% ~) z& Q0 ~$ y
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~! |( h, h) u4 ^" g N8 _" b: NWe 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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again." E0 w5 h! ?2 f5 G2 k, M
% Z4 X3 I2 W9 `I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!# l6 J2 {1 r5 r
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.7 r$ e8 E/ h% M3 j6 @+ I# b
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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p/ n" n% J6 {8 X6 OWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I' v1 \! S; @4 Y& _. X7 A4 M- y
Was going to Duke.
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7 T* d6 |/ D$ C* K7 X, iI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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0 P2 v) c9 g) q6 D! @8 n: n: WHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.! X# b: Y$ e7 ~( W4 N
5 t. g4 C9 V& |/ s7 Q0 B# F' g" kKyle 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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& o' e: h. s3 yI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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! A7 ^( h4 y. x. X3 eGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.+ m1 ?" d$ x! Z1 {- V) r) o
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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; K( Y, L* ~, W+ a+ I$ e& z: j; j/ S9 |He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.7 x5 n8 O0 D e0 H' D
8 m) E# c, D& I& L( I gBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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9 X9 }+ q& ^+ v3 E& _4 W9 lI could see that he was nervous about his speech.) F. V1 H ?+ P
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5 b7 x- j, E L' kHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.7 ]! U7 n" k+ R( {* |4 i7 l
/ T9 n# p9 |* ?# n9 WAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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2 i, e% x) B) b, 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...
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: l: B/ Y! \- B9 j3 N7 A7 t0 QI am here to tell all of you that being a1 s |" m. n9 }4 [& l" O
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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( P+ v% P i4 a: O D: j, g! h+ zI am going to tell you a story."
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$ u; l1 }* A) @ QI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend., H J' y8 [4 G* k9 f" q
* g" `* q y2 m; rHe 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., D; y# c0 X% h
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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5 f( F3 p# \$ VMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."& o- h& Z; \& Y0 U3 X0 l" v
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.) K' D/ Z5 @5 L" @6 p# E8 c# ^
- A5 [# H) ?, E# k6 M% e5 L1 ~I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.1 w0 @/ c* V; H/ ]/ |9 B$ k
. k+ Z8 Y6 [7 \9 A8 n+ yNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.. L0 `6 O2 s: b8 H! c
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.4 T2 ?' o$ B2 X' j/ d" v- Y
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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9 L% p1 ^8 q) N3 I! \8 bFor better or for worse.
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) W2 c) ~$ q2 ]; A8 h; vGod 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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8 q1 R) s3 g! t8 R0 [You now have two choices, you can:2 A' a& V5 M+ ]7 @; O
5 y" \) _: ^: S2 {% o3 T, {- t& @1) Pass this on to your friends or* }/ @/ {& \4 P1 l0 b3 {0 t( o
# T5 O0 l' m9 _ C) N4 c9 q; u2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
$ y& m) [+ t$ Y"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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6 J; m5 l1 ]; y) Z5 G, b" R {There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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# F/ v; m Z& b0 C3 d+ wTomorrow is mystery. J0 \0 ?/ P, o4 W& q3 s
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Today is a gift.1 o( z7 U/ h5 r4 R! n
2 l A1 j& O. m) p/ x9 K1 [It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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4 a- m+ g" N T3 h! R8 E# ]If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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