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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,+ b; s3 G3 i( p+ G0 R* f
& v" x7 K# ]; x5 a! u% J7 sI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.3 D5 c1 r" ^/ o6 V- K) u _0 i) \
/ O3 c( v; _+ |+ ]- H2 EHis name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his' R+ S( {: M H( K, I2 `
Books.
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( R; G; u3 z. Q( _; b- Q- II thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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$ F2 `5 L0 e; W* s' x; SHe 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.
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- Y) W3 H/ [. s! JAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him./ i8 Y+ S' t4 m! y
4 {, x. ^% |$ a* s) k7 _They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.* z% C0 u, s) A5 C& q# @" K
3 f/ e" a( S- L! G V( @) @( cHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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2 d, ~- R0 I" ?+ f O. Q. ^He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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) D' v: w. E. {/ ^ |/ P) `+ j5 C, PMy 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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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.0 [( {. B* e* E# `' i# `
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They really should get lives.
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- A5 c7 k5 l9 [! g9 h/ d4 m s9 |" 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.9 x5 I3 b& J7 H- D5 q/ m2 S
* W+ y2 g; Q* I) Q6 sI helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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3 f3 P- q# N7 E9 K Q' G/ S0 r; rAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before./ t, l, T4 e3 R
- v5 D* Z. x* k/ f- u0 SHe said he had gone to private school before now.+ O h5 R, i( Z+ k' X
. h& a! z& o& n6 XI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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& r# b ~: x, p* _We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.! C) _0 r* P9 J# g& F( X. Y K4 p
9 @% I: S+ Q( g* i6 T( r& JHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid./ s# q9 L# ~+ X; A
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.6 _8 d. N: X: d/ B1 @
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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 N9 r Y0 _Monday 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!
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4 r, W% w$ w& h0 @" He just laughed and handed me half the books.3 x8 [8 ^# k& y2 I
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.7 h' Z& Y: b$ q# C- G
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When we were seniors, we began to think
# S6 ^1 }9 N* N; X$ TAbout college.
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
+ _, [* J& E6 T( [+ YWas going to Duke.
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I 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.
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7 ]- p' _; x4 l/ Z4 c2 {& XKyle was valedictorian of our class.) x% t& T, A( R9 ^2 h
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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* k+ v& ]+ I7 {0 y0 THe had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak) S1 M0 T- P, F
" z7 r$ X' d# M, C3 ^" ^Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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& Q# `0 {7 Z* t+ H, GHe looked great.+ J M" Q+ n+ h j2 _0 S
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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, X3 x/ K& S% ?) HHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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) a1 |4 K2 h# Z. C% {' O2 YHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.9 h4 t$ l# _8 E% d7 f
, j$ y0 Q1 Q# J/ }0 W3 z2 ^( \4 qToday was one of those days., Z9 A. V/ R6 \% [! ^1 c, d9 D) P
# P. Q4 K' B) G. G$ u+ Z/ `$ qI 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!"' e1 F! {0 T' J/ Z+ Q
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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.8 U3 G3 b$ H5 i+ d+ A6 ]+ @6 b
6 |. B1 K# c x- \+ ^% ~"Thanks," he said.7 C0 L: V* ^8 L- g2 ?" I0 W4 r
N0 b5 S; g5 LAs he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began6 [ @) ?: U1 B
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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/ _. y7 O) f4 a& g* \Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...( }3 c! H' L- F, K/ j
9 o5 r; b2 X+ G1 ?: Y) _* dI am here to tell all of you that being a3 _0 @ Z- s" Z) \9 J
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.* N" |. n2 R3 K4 ?/ \6 r8 T' z
+ u& t4 ^% F3 s, t$ xI am going to tell you a story."
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6 u& r7 U) \- O# GI 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./ n8 |( L% q9 E, o/ B1 C+ D
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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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, t4 u G& r3 G3 d$ H* k: i0 r1 AHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.) b: w- R. `3 B9 T6 X/ Y
; @ Z8 J0 v. {7 `. W"Thankfully, I was saved., @, Q4 x, b% }/ T7 q
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."' J, i( |; T! G
5 l7 ]; w9 i; h+ z e+ [I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.9 W1 b/ g1 d7 s4 X
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile., x1 v# d4 u- d. ~6 P6 t
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.6 z% M: `2 b4 |* w
% b- o& h5 Q; B; BWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse. @4 a% c$ y* k4 L" O) Z7 ~
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.6 i P* r7 M/ p
+ f' j- p3 ]7 F& H8 {+ yLook for God in others.
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6 R4 Q& v9 l; }1 k5 f* X2 sYou now have two choices, you can:
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, S4 L/ |* u2 a1) Pass this on to your friends or: t( ^: h* {/ Q/ O2 ^: c, h1 E
9 @3 ^; ~% Q( |$ ^& {% u2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.& K+ V( O' J1 [4 \' Q
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.) f& }9 C3 a( E3 M0 U, Z& e
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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( Y3 j; ~6 k5 c$ K. }Tomorrow is mystery.: A6 }" m# g: l; V' b
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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.6 V% ?3 c7 z6 Q$ T8 B. Z
7 r' L" s4 E9 ^; A# SIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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