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One day, when I was a freshman in high school, v; C- W1 a0 r0 F/ @) x( ~
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His name was Kyle.4 q0 T0 p1 G& R
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It looked like he was carrying all of his: H* o# k2 ]) _& ?; X2 v( ?* P
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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He must really be a nerd."6 R5 `5 p" B2 O) N% Z4 U2 z( M
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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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$ |4 V2 s, l: `# lAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.: N9 U3 ^1 ^) Q, X( z
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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$ H b' r" |1 E- q/ f$ S
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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.. p" \+ x; F) Z9 U) o
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As 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!"4 _5 s! n9 b7 A
6 d" J9 Q6 Z! U: b: v/ d7 y( a7 tThere was a big smile on his face.
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.; V7 y4 l. ~$ m" S7 P* p5 p
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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8 K1 i+ ] @9 m7 b8 ]# M3 qAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.8 ]) W+ \/ E' j2 ^$ B6 h
6 q+ ^7 [9 A6 K. [; N7 d$ hHe said he had gone to private school before now.
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& Z8 t/ P8 a- E1 z# H6 S$ V; k. zI 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.- \: g1 i4 g" w% b
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.3 X2 r, |1 B; C; m3 ~
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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@: E ~$ X) W5 B! b7 z) EHe said yes.
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( p0 |0 y( e4 [ X2 x4 WWe 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.
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!2 f+ {$ l( B8 N% k' C% s' f
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books., T& d1 _ v2 ?% |" }
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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 think0 O) T7 E: F1 j ]
About college.
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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: Z9 v' L8 {8 ^8 |# `; @I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.. J$ P P" h8 W8 A
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship., `$ W3 _% ~' r! @# ?8 `
( W4 P) a& y! J7 f$ d7 {Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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" h0 `: d s6 n+ m5 TI teased him all the time about being a nerd.0 Y/ Q- w) Q8 e `# X
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.5 s7 t) F8 f8 Y x& R( h6 B3 x( j Y! l
, u$ ^- j: `& W. K- ^7 L% N0 GI 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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' V: ?/ j2 T% n7 `& aHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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! }9 @$ x+ T/ _' m) ?" S) lHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.2 }1 ~7 l& f. X
7 R1 j1 r$ m+ ~' dHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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) U6 z( C0 q$ lI 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!"% i8 V. `3 a% o
0 v9 G% d4 |% {" ?' o7 RHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.' O! L, \& U: g2 d
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"Thanks," he said.5 a8 n" ?( \3 ^- {0 u) I) ]0 ]4 g4 ]
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began0 {" S: t9 k: G$ D$ t
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"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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! ~" d2 K4 C) y; nI am here to tell all of you that being a
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I am going to tell you a story."
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; z8 [7 a' v; v3 S) i' h2 _I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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8 a" m, O: ~" O6 H( b5 z" v& G% lHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.& ]' y0 ^6 s7 i' H" ^
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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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x! L+ w" v7 ^; D( FHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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( A3 H1 I' T( {! @My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."1 I: r5 Z7 M% }8 P, J3 b% U
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.7 ?7 p O2 Z/ p9 g
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.7 M* o$ R5 f6 u2 e
; L o. y6 g5 c+ B) |Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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5 F$ c- ~( w7 O6 V; F! v6 O. iGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way." g7 R3 P$ \; c. e( {+ W- a; _
, H' x, [5 W& x1 pLook for God in others.
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0 P$ g( M6 ?7 H" k+ j, L# {You now have two choices, you can:/ ]$ d, l3 T7 u
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.0 x8 F4 j2 y1 A& M0 V+ c
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
- ?6 t' C; `. Z1 P"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."/ T5 C* F( c+ k6 d1 {
L8 M8 P" {% y% m+ i: @: m- CThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.8 |) P( G3 ]# }6 d g! x
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Tomorrow is mystery., q' Q; Q7 p# f, q9 ?' m4 N/ a
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^$ y9 X/ n LIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.. a, |: i" b M# q
6 k( V" l+ f) t. S1 WIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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