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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,* ?% u, b y4 H8 R3 @* f( L
G. s' U8 k5 ]5 e, KI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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His name was Kyle.
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- X9 M% s- T5 j$ NIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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6 x& g* Q4 |+ }" I7 OI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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He must really be a nerd."7 m* V; e5 P9 \
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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.
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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# V4 v. W4 X% U e* D, Y6 jThey 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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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes) y2 q' E. g' E. M; K$ K5 [0 Y
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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.4 S8 ~" y X2 z; t; J5 x) J/ l
# F$ `: w4 X( k$ n" N' yAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.+ f! t) p$ n3 L @ E
% p' \+ L0 q* v+ f* Z9 m$ L% X" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.0 ^! M" E# E; t1 n) L& W2 d
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.3 I% G/ b% g7 _3 }! ?
7 i( U" N7 d$ i5 _3 k+ HI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.9 R, L+ H# \' p0 i. G- K
+ B8 s. E9 m+ E8 F$ a* BAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before., e( a1 v- F, f/ t4 X
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He said he had gone to private school before now.
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% }- d4 ^' S5 n6 X6 j( a5 xI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.4 a- b6 l# K% W. p3 w
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.' X2 u! ~$ N6 X0 c) P$ p% K
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! i) v6 O) }* O* BI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.- Z: D, K* S6 B5 R6 k" T. L! F
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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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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again., m% l+ y ?, z0 Q4 h
; v6 K- d6 C3 X z9 OI 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.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.8 P D; J* @0 |$ s( e. O
) C; M) u( m, w0 B1 n2 R. GWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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% b: D' D: t* x2 `1 _7 \Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.+ ^2 U& r- {! i6 K( s$ M; e' |
0 ?3 \) C1 [# ^) ?3 P* ]He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.7 ~ X/ p$ p+ i, v& V# c F
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class." @% Q, m, w+ D! z3 R3 @0 z& V/ J+ c4 B
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.% B0 ~* \( b6 }) g3 [
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.5 V9 N) b; I7 R% a/ q. v5 b
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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6 e# g% S; I9 T% q9 G* YGraduation day, I saw Kyle.( @$ [) a# m: o7 C* u+ f
, a6 J9 b, _5 e0 D1 Y! p4 aHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.1 E% R1 U1 k, h7 ?+ E3 k$ Z+ Q
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.7 m) a+ B! e @ \1 x' ]
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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. ~4 s5 N+ Y6 Y$ tToday was one of those days., E8 ~/ [, k: e+ I
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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9 l) O: |% y: c9 A7 [So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"# W& k/ ^7 G! i" H0 J1 z3 H+ v+ I
0 i2 F1 X% C( b6 hHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.- J9 ^' E |7 b; G
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"Thanks," he said.& A! r1 t2 J' [
( U) U2 k" C, X1 RAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.9 y, a4 t7 _3 C5 T: V7 I8 P& |9 x
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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( Z# A1 ?, J2 p5 k1 I% F. ^% QI am here to tell all of you that being a. r8 O, i/ ^5 T- x: v5 k6 F
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them., p- t+ ^+ R! `/ ] ~ T: k
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I am going to tell you a story."
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4 Y: @* v! A! z4 m, O6 Z4 ZI 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.
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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.
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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7 a9 z$ {4 _4 Z b, u2 W6 D"Thankfully, I was saved./ H2 u2 x; V; @) q/ X% ~" D4 Q9 R
$ ~$ L! X8 @! W* p( _My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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$ D+ J5 _3 c& _7 _( \5 H. WI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.7 }% h, G, i5 s1 t* i/ f
- ^' `' }' S. [2 E/ jI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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" D. h6 R- E2 yNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.9 X* c) H' b* R2 Y! g! @4 Z
; t: b" E% v3 B: E' w, fNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.* z5 P1 J3 u* C9 z* i
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For better or for worse. m) h; u% B3 U
9 \3 Y- M/ @' ]; ]7 n+ ~* c. h& d2 DGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.) @% m% R, p. @) g% a: Z; f: p
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Look for God in others.
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( M2 S7 R: Z! K: DYou now have two choices, you can:
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- H o% x, X5 W& K0 H) N5 I I8 W1) Pass this on to your friends or6 N2 S# i u6 i! b4 S, T9 i. V
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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- K5 a) _, g. X! V0 x U# rAs you can see, I took choice number 1.1 L- x5 L: u! B& Z' T
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.") r/ d r+ P; P6 F+ G% t
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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& C" m5 h: V( ~6 E0 u& y HTomorrow is mystery.+ E0 R$ j* f, |
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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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$ }+ p: v1 c1 J& p+ z `If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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