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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,: [2 ?/ O ?7 Y% z3 t# U& Z
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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" V$ s9 G( R6 C# J, l0 @His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?9 [' o, U+ `8 H+ I
3 _; y9 x$ R& J3 f SHe must really be a nerd."
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. W/ |6 m& |+ d3 f! qI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.* n8 w0 J3 D, |
" M0 e- d, c$ m* W9 OAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him." ?' E) Q k: U' V* T3 b& ]! X) [
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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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7 C* b9 G3 N3 H U! }7 THis 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
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$ {8 x# q$ k \9 ]: q3 Q. J2 V! 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.
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.! s' _9 l0 ]9 x, m/ e1 ~6 P) ^
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They really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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/ v( z; ?+ a3 Z/ FThere was a big smile on his face.; D2 m0 ^2 B" G0 p5 A
6 Y/ c1 T. \/ G8 zIt 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.
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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.
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.6 ~- D; P, P! A8 F- @" C
; Q) V, {2 G0 F# L) w8 mWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books./ D+ g y% s6 v* L8 ~
9 S# [2 @- e' G' v y6 QHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.3 {# l7 v: i2 r& P3 x2 K
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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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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.% r, q. d+ d# U4 F: @9 o1 }
0 \- k5 [( [$ S" |) M/ i( N c$ A9 JMonday 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!" y' |1 L( t' a" B3 p
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" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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6 f' B2 o7 }9 K. h5 kWhen we were seniors, we began to think% [1 h' r5 q+ ?3 J [
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! b- i j5 w/ H) YKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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+ _* ?8 P# X" }/ e- r( dHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.* B, S; R2 L$ t: z4 s2 c8 H$ {
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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) I2 X( y" I0 z' X4 L/ `He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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p9 _! p' m5 V4 _5 k& U% l0 WI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak# M- m, C$ C0 f5 i/ Q' o
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Graduation day, I saw Kyle.8 l$ `. A* L; [3 n) E6 A
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He looked great.9 P5 @& o& n: w }! [+ o7 r
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school./ ]/ ?% q. n; j3 m* S) H
4 H! Y0 W- L D7 O6 ^6 E" \. IHe filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
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He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.* R5 Q+ g* D/ G1 S5 [; } w. a
# W- l9 m3 J' Y# YBoy, sometimes I was jealous.
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Today was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.0 o, O3 {: M0 Q
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So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
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3 J2 _; M$ \! F" W3 h, THe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled." e4 v( a4 }; e1 s4 J
" k% e5 H; ~/ Y) ^2 v"Thanks," he said.6 `+ d) N: E8 }8 @
4 e7 _# ]3 P/ h9 `7 |' |# cAs 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.9 [2 R5 C; _7 `1 U* M m0 ?' X
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...; D! h Q" @; _4 X7 Q! A, y
$ B# h! R2 Z( PI am here to tell all of you that being a
+ `$ Z( q: K+ X+ yFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I am going to tell you a story."4 d: p$ V# c6 _8 _
& p8 q: O- l/ Z* |9 X2 h }( {I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.3 O8 P( [5 z! i. B/ H P; n5 p
) J+ @ O e* h8 CHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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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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' Z% p: H. D6 `( F o m; Q/ LHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.) _- D& q! {; a& x* ^8 M, ~& e! e
! P$ a7 O; X/ l+ i"Thankfully, I was saved.
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. R5 f2 {4 [- JMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."4 h- t) c) A3 A! T- z4 m0 j) ^
' ]( d7 d3 `- r5 C$ U g$ ^I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.. O6 y6 ]3 e8 x: l
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.2 p7 [" Y& m% V" D
- d* y; W7 m, B& ~Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.8 J) s1 Z, q Z8 o
/ \/ G9 [4 P; [. b G( c7 zNever underestimate the power of your actions." x! S1 q( D# c( L% C5 L0 g6 G% \
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With one small gesture you can change a person's life.; l- Z; C/ E9 m5 q" F
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For better or for worse.% D, I! O0 k9 \ J7 A# K: E
, P# `* O, u* s+ P* |5 JGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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Look for God in others.
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- x; B# l7 V8 h' I4 GYou now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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. g/ ~5 Y/ n8 r2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.: p3 `9 V3 b; p2 C' b
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
- A" B6 | t, W( m2 p/ P* q"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."- j3 a) q1 {) x7 f
' N: q8 D# D3 C: v9 g8 B; Q) x+ Y1 fThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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, G( t1 ^/ e& t/ vTomorrow is mystery.8 P/ D5 \* U( Y' Q' F# z
* }0 K- k. j. \# O Z1 @Today is a gift.
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0 |5 _% b( }5 {& ]; cIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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