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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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) y" {' G& q3 D. d8 UHis name was Kyle.
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) \+ ?* U6 S+ r P* dIt looked like he was carrying all of his
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: E/ S3 g u+ |; TI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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/ |4 K1 J# K- M1 _! A. DHe must really be a nerd."
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5 ?- t4 W' W* g+ |' E" O0 z8 tI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on." b1 M. k2 v. E
) Z& y9 C/ A- J( I t4 E, g1 OAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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4 {; J* `. Q2 T. E# S) _1 nThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.) r9 \, r. \9 r7 x3 {+ ]
+ `! R8 s! e# L3 Q, ]; }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
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1 [/ k" ~" d+ Z5 a8 _9 RMy 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.# H" {1 q/ k/ s2 n2 _
( {' a- H& Q8 u _3 qAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.4 |' `( V& D4 w% n& G
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They really should get lives.; i1 S1 } `; B" n0 J. o
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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3 y/ G/ Q7 R: i. {2 PThere was a big smile on his face.
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9 R0 h1 v; n2 p3 |It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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2 d! w$ r, V C: u' cI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.5 ^7 _9 O+ u" Y
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before." Z0 G0 q" l7 h: b8 ~
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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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. ?3 C4 C! n, @& x- ^We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books. G0 V) u& [4 b+ U3 {5 {
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.. \* ] U* G4 `# @. @
. X* m' W1 Y, { Q! L+ y* NI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.
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7 d. ~1 g+ ` n! [' A" D- C* DWe 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.! f0 m# r2 |1 q
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.: \4 j, y2 g, H" ~
" ?- B: X( I3 Y# k, W# jOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.. z# E3 Q' @; n7 L8 ~
5 d! z" q) o1 {8 U7 lWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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9 [0 T! F9 e' O: {8 y2 e6 IKyle decided on Georgetown, and I- G# C' E* g4 _: ]6 s. q( F4 m4 M4 a
Was going to Duke.+ }- j% A/ d; R7 A* B7 S, Q
' p0 F1 L- h* J. pI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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. c2 d" m* V: j7 R; uHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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; R" W9 x! w% c; E9 }- E5 F/ EKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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9 M& @+ _4 O" j6 a p) zI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. I! p/ T# x. Z. P5 s1 ^
: {# Y8 K# _6 s4 u& t. jGraduation 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.# @4 N" `7 e& l8 T
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him." I/ h8 S; l) @" c& Y) j( {
g, A% i, K7 J+ h) o( I& ^Boy, sometimes I was jealous.0 ^# u! P- J! b/ ]; ?: s$ Q/ e
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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! U; y1 [9 f& y9 OSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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"Thanks," he said.) [7 d. ]0 b) L
& v1 t! h4 b3 @# c' u- OAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began8 k" R8 \) X6 B* t% \
" P7 T: v' E0 v2 t! w0 C$ b6 E6 z"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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* i3 f8 n- z6 K$ q# s3 q$ G2 eI am here to tell all of you that being a
9 h; ]% b& m2 M% gFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.$ S0 c7 y+ ~7 F( |4 G9 ~
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I am going to tell you a story."
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! s3 i1 T; m; W- Y, \2 U& d/ L% V/ uI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.! t1 Y% Q. [6 F B5 C4 r
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.! |. @$ O0 Q7 i& n% Z0 o
- n( n, s( B- M2 @/ f8 T3 N5 tHe 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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- D f$ q+ i8 V) M% r"Thankfully, I was saved.- \5 h$ s- I9 X
- `( h9 l+ l( U8 b6 m* p; qMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."4 q+ x7 L5 Q A8 u
0 f# Z7 \8 R% C9 tI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.+ J. n) `% F( }: r6 ~# y0 s0 o
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile., h, S' k% p" K/ [3 n9 _/ }
& r1 O+ p u' a2 t: r6 M+ iNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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; P/ F" g# Q! l& ^Never underestimate the power of your actions.) W/ H- f! r O; D
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.# |. l' @; Y$ u. n9 k
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For better or for worse.
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. l. B' `5 k1 r" y7 I M! v9 W$ }God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.# O. v& N8 f& l: W9 t% u
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Look for God in others., N0 q$ E ?5 V" w2 b# w' C( ^
+ x% y( D1 B/ a: T8 k+ c0 b( tYou now have two choices, you can:
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$ R1 M' t# ~( [) j1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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4 |6 P. f5 n, F- ?As you can see, I took choice number 1.0 v' K5 m! q3 w$ ~3 n
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.": g$ M3 d; F( u6 R
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift.+ S' t: d7 B. t" v3 E' e& \' k
+ D% @0 L3 L- f8 o9 J. f$ ]* d) i6 aIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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5 C; ?9 O+ J( oIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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