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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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0 l6 q9 N/ |0 B4 ~I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.- p/ s4 O# y4 [1 F$ L5 l
+ s7 V' q; \# p: L9 \8 ~5 MHis name was Kyle.
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- A3 | m3 V" I# m; a: w! E6 vIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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' Q( o" G7 F4 t6 w3 g2 X/ eI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?) _# |. {7 n, R8 n/ Z% C
' Y" w G' y% x. T+ j5 `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.- X- X$ Z3 O, R$ l, n! k4 @# y
7 N9 ]6 L8 {) ~9 d9 C9 g- d3 vAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.5 d4 L% j3 _6 \+ C. E/ `
9 O8 G, e0 s( oThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.7 J) w! j! C8 \5 L9 m
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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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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes7 P7 k: F5 r. Y& r4 Q$ B+ p* P
% i3 P# B! P1 W6 zMy 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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9 f; h% e3 x* Y [% ZAs 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.
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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.. H. M3 ~) ~) h" j, M: l
) R. m0 Q# q4 t) Z6 {, z& B& }% _As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.+ N; `$ t) T0 N1 c. J
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He said he had gone to private school before now.0 {1 B1 D- Y4 O+ s4 W. S" w2 L, T
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% }# r, w- U" i5 E# Y7 f8 Q. IWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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0 B( O I) I8 l/ `/ ]' PHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.3 W. ^8 a. R- a1 T, h K
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.- M% Z8 X0 ?: @. e
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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.* u; c% G# r" u; F! [
/ T$ s |. z. {$ p' ^! aMonday 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!& }9 C1 c' c! n! ^
0 d! j7 ~+ M; V8 R+ @& I" He just laughed and handed me half the books.% o3 a$ l, r \1 r: f- w1 c7 Y
, c( B4 L3 @5 Q) s; ?Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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# c G/ _. n0 C; |, Y7 v% CWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I) C- Y3 Y! u: _5 ^) e6 a, ]
Was going to Duke.1 M# u; Q: F; i
9 K9 k! L# N6 ~" d& A! f6 eI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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' g( i6 ]0 A. i# z# L5 N; ^He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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4 ^: T) ~# `; z$ Q+ q" kKyle was valedictorian of our class.1 j4 g9 W4 o' R& a: o
) J* j9 k; ]- C( Q/ jI teased him all the time about being a nerd.: s' L q' b$ F0 B
! c6 j" P/ G& Y, L4 B* NHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.1 j2 h$ |* q( B: H
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I 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.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school." W; y+ S9 T, r+ B. H. O& ?
1 v; Y: [: O2 {. f- U' F0 r7 THe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.& \" s6 c: |! F6 h$ v( p% P
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.5 p( L; b }" I/ }2 I7 ^* G8 W
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.9 c; M3 M, U7 A4 V6 C+ C
, v! d% m' u4 {2 T: f. C+ bToday was one of those days.( z' K1 O; N/ i3 k& R
: E2 M! D2 b' xI 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!"# Z6 l$ G) D! U2 e: Z% L0 K' |/ d: A! m
" i6 ?6 S1 V F* W% g- |. U wHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.
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G6 {% C. {/ K. _As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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4 I6 p# P: V3 n- K9 a"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.( j' R: k+ M. R) ]
8 W) D) d/ m( e: C1 IYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends..." Q7 Q- s. ]& k" t
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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9 c0 ^0 {) u- f1 ~( O* f* h QI 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.4 W2 a) [. q( z
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.& z2 J$ g2 z4 ]3 y
$ a; y6 E3 D" ^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.2 t$ q9 u/ f/ q$ E
2 d' o* q+ U% Z' AHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.8 y* Q8 b3 q' W9 ?6 T$ {; i2 E
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."4 g2 B+ h) w% }3 d4 [
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.5 X# `8 o! V" m3 n( T. K
1 M0 z. `2 _* r3 H8 kI 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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1 V/ l$ R6 ^/ n( N! |& h* wNever underestimate the power of your actions.6 u6 s% Z: I/ d M& ]* C6 A, t) z
0 M$ s4 L0 \, S+ a9 O. K! B7 KWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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; z5 {, F0 D" K) t/ N5 N% _$ e4 Z7 t, HFor better or for worse.% g( S3 o: ~2 {3 V
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.+ g' h- L9 c7 I3 e8 X+ o7 A
' R) T/ j0 F8 G J- t+ w* }Look for God in others.
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6 p5 U; Y; D; x- `: P) QYou now have two choices, you can:+ V' T7 \ c5 o/ r2 @3 g B# u5 c
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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6 G8 y0 X7 z R" r% U2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.% m! w I* X6 B" o
2 i: q: c' [- w, Z2 TAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
$ r; A% v4 q% y3 x% I5 t"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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8 f& k& {6 H$ t* kThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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: Q7 W% Z' y+ D+ OTomorrow is mystery.
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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.
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2 ^+ g9 B: S7 O5 uIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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