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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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$ H) y" T, Q4 C ?( |3 S, K$ qHis name was Kyle., O8 I' w$ D8 N" Z
* M0 }) ~! ]' V) I) ~It looked like he was carrying all of his0 i: U9 E; b$ F4 _# Q
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?. L8 c* {, C. E
8 n3 \7 ?7 }9 ^3 P D3 HHe must really be a nerd."3 o1 w" q2 k2 r
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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.9 M. R1 t. V5 a. S
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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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7 Q' | Z+ l% Y7 h7 s! J' W; WThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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$ `' X' G1 I+ G, w/ JHis 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 v2 \& Q: _7 s, J; s7 F F
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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.$ B1 q F, I; Z. J h2 Z4 }* G( C
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks./ N9 e1 D+ ]$ V. M
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) O6 a- _ S5 ? |! `7 z" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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8 {3 f% r% ^9 [9 s; rThere 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.3 N' S0 r. Z! @2 r2 m
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.$ ~+ j9 y" x' r% o, }
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He said he had gone to private school before now.
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7 N+ D/ Q8 T0 i, _I 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.# I: w" a1 k3 x0 ?( Z2 {' }
& V. ?2 t% G2 X% \8 ~He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.' [8 o0 L/ r6 b" w
$ ~) p o3 A, m# l; sI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.5 H. d1 A1 _- h3 B, @) F8 r1 A
8 Z, t+ l. Y( N/ {( C: n. N gWe 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.; Y& F$ V' ^4 m" S0 A
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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.! A* }, t: [ |$ U# M F/ [$ g
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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When we were seniors, we began to think: ~; C: V1 r" i6 U& R4 x
About college.
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
5 ^6 K5 S( b( }5 ^Was going to Duke.3 ~+ k- W( f" }. O
4 B) S$ D) o) {$ u( ]+ OI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.; k. f& Y, q3 a l
8 w4 `- p7 r% R3 Z* fKyle was valedictorian of our class.; J i: D; l' s W8 d
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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7 y7 F# X# ]" I3 s# ^: X' {# yHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.0 S- Z9 I2 b* S0 y! B
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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" Y- a; P9 |8 S$ b* G- b. p3 {Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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- J3 P6 b% A* `8 y6 e: aHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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8 p8 C1 l4 c* h$ cHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.: h+ {3 M1 q) L" Q" w4 E
0 Z8 t5 e' e, B/ H* t# xHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.! n& E7 S% }2 J/ h
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" a7 i) @& P- w3 H2 b! bToday was one of those days., y/ w1 E) Q9 B4 S5 V$ a
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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& Q3 K) Z5 i% l% wSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"* }+ b7 S2 C! [, k$ E: C8 I
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.6 _3 o- m2 b, _# ^; i: J
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"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began2 A/ b, e: B0 K \; P
6 Q1 K; ^4 Z6 A2 N- M"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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* u7 D1 D/ ?8 ^& Z- W8 UYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...$ s) i+ U$ t! S( n4 j: w+ {) D
( ~# [" ?1 O- u0 C/ a9 ~I am here to tell all of you that being a
8 }( T2 |" f' M4 xFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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+ N0 n+ J8 D* S1 \, e( e# Z7 M" bI 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.* m; w0 ~# X( x' L9 W2 N
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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5 z, V( H' O6 u5 vHe 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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7 z+ r* v* K* v6 M3 @0 J% i/ PHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.! z6 M! ^1 B/ G6 ?: F- `
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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0 j+ f. c8 K. |% a9 PMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."& d0 r1 ^# F" y2 h8 ~. `
9 f& a: c$ p2 q6 W9 p* ?' ?3 XI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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: Z9 T5 d& A! lI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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5 Z$ q% m' B9 T% ?- N/ f. j ?+ jNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.- \! Y% v- [) z8 b/ }( {0 F! C
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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8 G. ]7 m0 U+ ]+ u- LWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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# I2 l2 `0 o5 C B& y" ]4 BFor better or for worse.0 d5 b. w$ C# w5 W% [: Y! C
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way., U5 l+ H+ j3 l6 z
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Look for God in others. v/ J g8 ]0 O* B
5 C$ Z1 X$ q3 O1 f1 o$ Y' ~5 YYou now have two choices, you can:. }, m% d% ?6 d- `6 H4 u
) D- V6 d( E$ V- g' T1) 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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o7 H, |2 A _$ ~$ l) {' kAs you can see, I took choice number 1.) H0 }: N( m- T: T8 N' ~5 Z- A
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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8 Z0 O8 V& @. c* w" m; t6 Q6 EThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.+ f3 L5 q; O1 |! c4 U( ]5 W/ s o' F
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Tomorrow 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.# t: o1 J" ^! e, I
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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