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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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0 L0 s1 T$ b T* ^I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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8 ]- W( f6 @2 p" V1 b! vHis name was Kyle.
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: f. A- a( n. a; O' o* E0 C" AIt looked like he was carrying all of his- l, M6 d3 L# s" n6 ?7 v6 N
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. z2 o2 d4 u' G8 w- v1 ^I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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' h7 w' f6 u& C, { j! E" @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.4 }' ]! o! Y! d, M
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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! Q5 \' f( t5 Y W% LThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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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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f4 v4 {; ?, n4 X3 x- gHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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3 y) `' C$ f. x5 V# F' TMy 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.- l6 T$ }. h, V- Y. F- W# k& E
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As 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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9 W) `! o3 y% e& I8 IThere was a big smile on his face.' S$ ~. n8 D Y4 ?
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.$ s) d, R5 V! F2 {# ~. r. n
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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& \& a0 O3 }1 i e% u9 yAs 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.
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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+ t" w8 P/ V! w$ T4 [2 WWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.. I* a1 k2 A3 v8 I+ A3 l5 E/ Y
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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4 Y& g+ w" @/ X# d( c9 k! ?I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.( ^" G2 z n; i$ }% F6 P& N: x8 J8 M
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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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, x, U1 j o2 i3 EMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.: z* q9 D2 V! P% P. n- B, p& 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!
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.* x0 O' t9 T4 h$ K3 H
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.8 w; |8 a- {& {+ i1 f# X
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When we were seniors, we began to think6 v( ]7 L3 D) ?; m. X: a
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1 P6 P- A5 U2 w: |: c6 VKyle decided on Georgetown, and I# t; m d0 V; n( H
Was going to Duke.
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; x. a6 a: B. K3 m4 [5 lI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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; b2 \ k4 g- b; \# |He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship. z% B9 ~; H5 B9 w1 B
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class., B0 o6 N j7 Z$ Q& z1 f' H% p7 M
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6 _7 ]5 I9 t$ L5 jHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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( L, u( A$ f2 V3 V% ~2 S) XI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. E @2 q3 W$ L- h3 }
) D+ h, j7 j' q, J4 B# hGraduation day, I saw Kyle.8 J2 L# r" F0 `: O1 Z3 C
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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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: J6 L6 K5 o4 q' h" G/ }+ [He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.! v5 p* Q% u* M/ v5 l# K# z
9 u6 l6 v( e* K, I) C! }) d6 SHe 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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( k- |7 s) u( I; l! i2 JToday was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech." @6 M& Q) M* ?9 L
; `9 }2 v+ u, ]So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"$ {/ @) R& Q# n" w; |
+ K4 g1 b3 }' ?8 n0 x5 f& iHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.4 I# F0 | ], @4 E
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"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began$ W4 B3 r+ F: q4 z9 Q5 O) i
. c* K3 n) U4 U"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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/ `) p3 z E6 W2 t1 e/ M/ \0 xYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...' l$ q- G& R4 {$ s
6 j$ J# E0 l. K' Q5 [+ PI am here to tell all of you that being a
! D: I5 S' u0 A) pFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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, V4 \/ M1 D3 EI 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.
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2 q+ w# _/ {% M/ x( W) CHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.# D2 A) R8 [. {0 q8 H# R
# W8 n! { S( L+ IHe 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.
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; M' L/ C/ z$ g# o, R* ZHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.3 i0 W1 p: J" J( E; ?
! @, A- V! W' S"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.", U% X* y% e5 A
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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.6 x8 {, c# S: M5 H( P. ^- r
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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.+ R' @4 L9 a( X/ i$ m4 c
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.6 a: F* |9 E5 R! @
0 y7 z6 v( ]3 ?8 c6 L% VFor better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.! O0 ^$ J6 m0 l2 U. ]# W
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Look for God in others.
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You now have two choices, you can:6 Z$ n5 M% i7 a: P/ h
( O& }7 w% n4 R, M" R% O1) Pass this on to your friends or8 g+ y. ?1 O0 t8 l) W
& ?2 x7 n$ U' |9 O. W2 m2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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! G' p8 v3 s: t/ g& h0 w: vAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
8 X* }9 B! r* w, [" J"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.") `+ k- b& r( Z' e9 D
8 k% D' s) j0 `% O+ ]0 B8 oThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.
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9 Y8 h. W" F& f% {$ S1 N4 QIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND./ y9 P- }0 e+ h" h9 R' M3 o
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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