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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,2 q: z5 i* E" r- q( P* Q
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.9 E1 \# X0 A% K: ?( Y
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His name was Kyle., \( k4 J1 m" N5 i# m5 |5 H
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It looked like he was carrying all of his& w+ ^* E; O* [; z! ~0 l9 \3 ^; o
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?' V2 J: x6 Y- i
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He 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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As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.9 {- ?) W' m6 H! D$ Y3 `
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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.
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0 j3 E. e( `, I9 l' m1 pHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him./ V( D5 H3 U& k. z
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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c- k, m4 ?! jMy 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.( s. N: p; c0 r" I- i
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.' }- u9 _. v* q, W ]
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They really should get lives.0 y: o3 g6 c3 F/ @ ]! I% Q7 J
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"' @' E. e' b$ G0 z
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There was a big smile on his face.- V0 o. Z* D3 ?- C, T
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
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He said he had gone to private school before now.; T( Z' s j7 E" ] R
; f4 l! t0 a( f2 d- E9 F% p9 KI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
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: {! z. L" k5 r. fWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.3 V8 w# k; ]) Z8 B- H! X
& P6 k1 k7 J/ ?5 A7 p& O8 M; DHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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* n1 x- F+ H1 t1 M. E) LI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.- D6 i. l& m4 N$ h2 s/ Y! _. |8 z
/ |8 C% N x t$ E8 ^- E5 |, G6 r# IHe said yes.# H1 M; I1 E8 d: V+ q5 {
4 l: g8 q0 o6 p6 y: JWe 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.% p+ y) [* A- s3 ?
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!3 L; ` \4 U b- G, c% m
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.# Z" J% ^6 N- c1 A- @
+ P; T; v0 i* f6 `) fOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.& ] F- S% X' i8 z- v
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When we were seniors, we began to think& r$ e& h) Y7 Q' Y6 I7 X
About college.
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, V7 _8 g# D7 u1 @1 }) tKyle decided on Georgetown, and I! A/ k8 X Q* j1 `$ V+ K. o
Was 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.4 r5 N2 ?% b+ ?; H. ], |1 T% C
9 H, K3 ]8 B3 Y* tKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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0 S7 Z& L" a& }, X1 VI teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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0 K. ~! T P j' UHe 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
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- M! D2 w/ g$ p# n- 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./ C& g6 p& F; ?
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.5 s% `0 a; y N0 M6 N5 u! }9 l7 k
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.9 @# ~$ ~/ U9 }& A5 v
" ?4 {3 M" p, uBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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9 E* E5 n( ~; ~% N# J) zToday was one of those days.' M& O2 v& {6 G) T
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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( C- r" w, T' y, J: R$ r, q( W0 WSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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9 n( r9 |4 m7 x% n" u `He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. i% r3 r4 `, a
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"Thanks," he said.8 p# b* {" N$ f) a$ r
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As 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.5 e, J. _. }) n) s
" l% \: K( \9 ], hYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...6 U3 M/ d% ^* f! y' ~
2 V$ j6 p5 ?9 \, UI 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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4 J Z) q; l ^( X) Y5 aI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.3 B' k+ ^& q# U! Z2 `' G
% Q1 X% h. `0 }+ e3 }7 l7 oHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.: S( g$ r4 O8 B) L) b( J4 [
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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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9 B* m5 b5 h( i( G; m7 ~! jHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.5 ~% a; w5 E1 V; J) K
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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! i7 g* g/ J( d! z6 y: d& X4 t# _+ ZMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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* ?+ i4 }4 t) M8 v. DI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.1 Z9 w: U3 n. k2 H
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Never underestimate the power of your actions.: F2 P; d/ x# n5 |' }
8 T0 @0 \# B# N1 ~' PWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way." s6 n* ^2 j8 p4 C. I, f1 M' E
$ [0 b, X' P* E L. bLook for God in others.2 H" r0 \0 ^% ~9 N
, L2 `# B$ U' b- K' zYou now have two choices, you can:) E9 X; D+ Z% x/ W4 Z" G% |: K4 N
, Y; p) f+ v2 _; E/ y8 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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4 ~: S' t% T/ x S7 L( g& N* `As you can see, I took choice number 1.. f y9 S+ t0 ]* x
"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.6 ^: V, u7 D; g- s$ J+ k
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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Today is a gift./ i: b( f7 k, l/ ?, U+ k' a2 L. P
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.; W6 v* D1 u9 d( c4 Z3 a
- Y5 E3 C6 T. ~0 `, CIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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