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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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# H/ P3 Y% i5 O3 r9 {- L- hI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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k8 G) [: f3 J, e0 ?+ X V* A; @His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his
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6 H! w _( S# ^9 J& mI thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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4 u1 |+ A4 D& XHe must really be a nerd."9 l# h3 S3 G/ X1 m6 f
5 K/ u. |, O& y, M7 ZI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.1 R( ]3 l+ R9 W, \- a9 z
$ \0 T$ Y. d d. O6 L M3 pAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.1 q2 `6 P+ R. R8 Z
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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.1 G, B/ b1 ?- d2 D5 q. l8 G. K
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes3 m5 S7 _+ X" e- M0 v- i
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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.# Y ]! p- @* \) z
V2 O! ^$ G' u2 I, d# LAs I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.
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d9 ]! ?6 @4 P& Q1 `, t" 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.
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
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2 T9 d8 q! X# f8 ?. iAs it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.' b( Z: f: o& |
; O' z8 s$ d4 ~/ j. W$ aHe 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.
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.3 U. e. D2 i3 A E/ ]" V
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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- e9 K: l: Y" dHe said yes.
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o% q! y" y' \5 E6 p3 Y0 _- g# mWe 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.6 j/ N4 N3 h4 Z
. J9 F& ^! k) R: |Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. h6 F2 _ T! L2 c+ S
5 w7 S0 }4 o( p5 |9 \# I' P0 l' @I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
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2 }& ~& v# C3 ]- P4 O1 t, x" He just laughed and handed me half the books.- d, B6 }7 [* C2 P4 a; S
5 \: F5 b5 m* N$ {8 _Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. }6 l- O$ Y, ]) X$ z
! _$ u3 ~( C' i. yWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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y1 e) \5 s3 h9 mI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.) V3 e+ O, k% N' i
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5 j" L F J" l( U! o3 y+ RKyle was valedictorian of our class.& V. p- q a0 o& |
; ?8 D. y8 _4 B: y% E, WI teased him all the time about being a nerd., q" Z' N# }4 W) t0 m! L0 G$ ^
N( z$ D9 G4 u2 i5 @. P: k9 m* E6 IHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.5 Z+ j1 @, t n0 g# n: q6 e: F: x/ N
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak+ r# \' X' a k" i$ O. z8 f% Q
0 b$ h- B. L) f6 z0 G: t+ d7 W3 W' IGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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% B' {/ J+ p) GHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.( Y% o1 u8 u# f* U# G! e2 k
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He 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.& e" z; J, B# J8 n o4 {
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.5 e* b. o8 ]7 {2 k9 C6 h; 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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He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.) Y$ o4 d7 E3 \$ n6 k
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"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began* T; s/ u/ y L% a# F/ Q
6 W, A* `( s8 V9 |! z0 O8 V"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...; |+ I& ]+ j" X0 p
* W* a9 T) y/ uI am here to tell all of you that being a
: U; D8 [# c0 zFriend to someone is the best gift you can give them." X# g: k, s ], G; ^- A n# m
0 b5 F/ [9 n7 t& I& @ iI 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.% V$ V; f( g6 l
' j0 j" ^6 K( G5 iHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.0 k2 @& ^6 \# q' X: ~6 y7 {5 P# u
& N# u4 I- Y, H1 F& ^8 i- p7 HHe 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./ b, ]1 R% L8 Y5 r3 B" n! r) U$ v( h
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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8 P! I+ I. U. f7 |"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."0 W) j M. E- P. h; s) W0 @3 ^
/ V9 D1 U% N7 W5 ZI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
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) v5 q7 @2 y8 a9 L' u! UI 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.; F) h% {7 U1 x' W1 W8 I
. J7 K1 U) _6 I+ yNever underestimate the power of your actions. ^% @* ~; B7 [ b& J
, @- g }4 F; S3 NWith one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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" F2 P$ K6 h/ Y0 |) sFor better or for worse.
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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% r! F- {5 Y4 y1 ^) eLook for God in others.
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You now have two choices, you can:
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1) Pass this on to your friends or
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& [" p, Z9 @$ T7 a2 ?: g2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.9 g/ ?# ~! k8 Z
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."$ k) {3 L1 h% D+ t8 e; X
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There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.: }5 r. `% I0 P4 B$ L6 f. c# w
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Tomorrow is mystery., f0 p5 S) l9 d1 ^+ [) H! F# ?$ j
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Today is a gift./ O7 }& E( B; Y( x: `, J D# S
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
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: ]' A. g2 K* E, U+ t0 LIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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