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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,+ j& z1 b" V, J% g4 A/ p* Z# m! h, D( M
# U6 P6 |. C7 M( s/ o* RI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.5 D, B( F& ~ G$ ^( z/ T6 }
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- i, O) r8 |' G2 @It looked like he was carrying all of his( ^! G1 Y1 q. e9 b8 ^5 Q' z
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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."
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- m0 a# d( q' [, |* E# f+ j2 J) WI 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. z3 p7 l! n: h7 j8 T: l
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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.: q+ k% R. ^% q* i! e
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. l* S, S9 }9 C8 B5 n
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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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.
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3 J1 C( b2 O# F( qAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives. t6 }4 S6 E8 U* p% B
- B# y+ n9 H6 w% r' u; c" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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There was a big smile on his face.9 r4 O5 M/ K; o, \" L4 ^" _" b
) {4 \1 A+ {- W( M/ _; ^' N P$ LIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.( r" E8 Z- f- D9 w; I) |- f
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.' S+ `' x" }* o$ E
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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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* u! F( i! Q: W( XHe said he had gone to private school before now.
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- M m) q6 l$ Y" ^, i8 ^. x& L* o# MI would have never hung out with a private school kid before.$ A, }$ ?2 t9 Q, h
0 @! G! e+ y8 [. X6 c& k. d; B& aWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.4 x& U% b9 M% S( _6 h* A
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.$ T2 x- h: `6 @- F3 c5 N
5 I+ D5 c/ e* H( _I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.
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% }! e- m/ k, n( m2 S4 s& q1 q! A* fWe 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!
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# Z* q' Q( E! N7 M" He just laughed and handed me half the books.# K4 c/ G# W7 v% q) r" P
5 z* @' L! o8 E6 n# YOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.( f0 C- `4 i r h7 t
: V# B5 J8 [8 z. Z: V/ P2 G+ hWhen we were seniors, we began to think) Q) | V8 S8 Z P* |" J
About college.
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
/ |% a: U7 E; j$ k* a9 OWas going to Duke.3 C& e) b$ ^7 z3 ^, V
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.8 |* d9 i9 _4 ?* p
# F Y5 O3 \5 q8 H! R& \" @Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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% w! ?2 ^* W" ~( q7 s; mI teased him all the time about being a nerd.7 z$ Y' G; c E' h1 R% {* s
% B# E/ C. C3 _" `% u/ i7 NHe 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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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
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0 n- n$ \" T; qHe looked great.
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.0 O# g& ~6 D' X2 x, w4 x
: ]3 f! h+ e& x& P/ H* L; N; Z& cHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.& i" A5 {# W8 t5 u, Y
+ x4 \( S; F' P* w8 pHe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.7 M$ D+ T+ |! z9 B* M& f6 I1 _5 m
9 e+ W* f3 H$ QBoy, sometimes I was jealous.& n1 z6 `! R2 k) S
3 q7 v: c5 B* ]" X; \) cToday was one of those days.# k# M& j5 o# I8 J" E$ |$ x
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I 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!"
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8 T( [1 x1 w) q8 ]He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
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2 t" f! q( i- c, l3 s/ ?"Thanks," he said.
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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.0 [" x/ E9 x% ~$ Z6 H
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends... ]0 I& f6 Z0 Q8 C9 h# X( `* F8 x1 g
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
: ^2 @9 ]7 l1 t4 h9 h: ?. v1 TFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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- f; g5 Z6 z0 h! p; N! B4 {I 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.7 E {7 X; P6 Q4 K5 z+ F; c
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.; r& C7 D7 s: K5 \+ x) N
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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.% H7 e* g# t, d" k) s
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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1 G! S+ l! |! w: l) T' o: Z"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.": t2 C* Z/ G9 N" o/ b
- W3 }1 x0 F$ BI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.4 n5 }+ e. e0 j7 }
^/ F& D& N& Z8 \7 N9 kI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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: X9 d; _" l5 w! F8 ?1 oNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.
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0 v! x5 B- i3 ]/ J$ K- LNever underestimate the power of your actions.: F& q1 }/ y* ?* b% B% l! d% w F
9 f7 Y N6 z' T6 ?! C6 O' SWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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3 q K1 ?1 @3 ^# X' y- J; UFor better or for worse.4 |. e/ _3 E9 f B
( h ? j, c3 m, l) K2 ?God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.& c; r2 s8 B8 ^) j& D8 x
" ~' s+ S3 h; \4 D6 t# [3 hYou now have two choices, you can:
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" c0 M* T* C) `- s! q* Y9 _1) 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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. K' D9 w# [: L% Q% j) v: S$ lAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
) ?! D! T o n% H% `: _: u$ A"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."6 t) ^& [8 q) Z2 l# `+ h
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.3 D2 h' f- z8 _4 e; x
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4 n3 s. W# d7 T; [, n: ~It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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2 S9 n" i8 T$ S6 v9 H y' T! t! UIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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