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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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3 E& d3 ]" F6 w, j' jI saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.; j R6 a8 }4 L" ?
3 x# e, c( u( \; [% {His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his- x; }9 ~8 }9 ^/ l$ \2 n* v
Books.
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
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! H* r, _5 B3 ?) P% p, k9 `7 bHe must really be a nerd.") `' @' h/ W$ m+ {& 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.4 j% D1 _( K1 z5 e: G6 o" D
) Q: M$ l. r9 t, `. f- W6 ?# DAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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$ z8 ]: e8 @, ]6 u! iThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
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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 eyes3 B* k( q2 [% b0 _: ~& q0 I1 q
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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.5 G3 U6 e! J5 R4 \" H+ }' r
+ ^- {9 a2 A9 m; C" \" _As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.4 t7 ]# V9 k+ ~. c7 Y& i4 T/ E" O" |1 L
+ d# Y2 G- O% v8 SThey really should get lives.# w/ P( ~4 }# j3 _+ |9 `
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"! G# f7 z' U6 c% O) q) w
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There was a big smile on his face.
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6 g% E; Z/ O& p2 ~1 @4 cIt 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.6 b: V6 G: [* v. Y* g& F
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.0 U4 K3 F/ m: o
' B/ u1 ?- n/ e6 _# K8 `He said he had gone to private school before now.$ q' r J9 i( X, ^+ L* ~
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.8 t' I+ W$ w6 \- k. h
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.. i- y, b" Z6 l
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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.4 y1 b/ M9 P* H0 Y
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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.
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5 W: p+ N! n3 k$ V kMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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. Z0 Z' {, L0 \ C1 a9 k& ]- HI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday! \$ m/ \; r- F
# }8 Z/ l. v/ |, R4 a" He just laughed and handed me half the books.* F! {$ g0 h. u
. H& m \: T" k9 @" U$ NOver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.* S+ _) P2 v' i% b L m- _0 ]
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When we were seniors, we began to think4 K4 t4 R, N. K B, u
About college.5 x/ T ?! ^( D- s% \
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
1 q) j, M e ?+ ]1 f! M7 CWas going to Duke.
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$ Z9 F/ v4 o( ^0 p8 W) q# DI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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7 K/ q- [$ ?1 \& `He 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.
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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, v( D# h' Z) T& `5 h2 m- s8 LHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.6 T% i: Y2 N3 f8 e
+ h+ x6 f- m; DI 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 T7 V( B3 ]6 s# ]* F8 \# |He looked great.
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He 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.
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0 U& W4 i% L7 j+ L- THe had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.! T8 G9 i4 _! b7 p. N8 @
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`, F& T' C" w6 h j- i/ AToday was one of those days.
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I could see that he was nervous about his speech.5 T6 ]& d& {; g* Q
) y4 ^5 K: o, e9 G, KSo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"( Y; ]; Z/ l) B
0 P" r2 s! b# z9 F Y$ H4 s& jHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.7 t: \# C9 ?- b0 }, i5 E0 q5 t* v
3 A$ U2 w/ Q$ n( Y. ]8 H* c# i"Thanks," he said.. ?% D5 }% W. O# a: s
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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.
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! ~' `2 x% ?" r, o. u ?: p7 a' AYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends.... }: E7 v- \& e( W0 ]( t+ B
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I am here to tell all of you that being a& `8 T7 P6 a5 M& X
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
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I am going to tell you a story."
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3 K: z( [$ j6 o6 u, w3 s2 N6 kI just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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1 T' [' u/ y3 N3 vHe had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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9 \8 s# ?6 ?8 |+ `5 S: H; ]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.8 q5 w' f6 I1 R5 f
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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.2 \ N9 x' H) i7 x
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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/ V$ `2 v0 V6 r( ?, O7 ]. J$ xI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.1 P% ~3 L3 Q$ h8 t
1 m2 q! C( n! f; ^! V% HI saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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' e. W! t( Y# c0 J7 uNot 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.# H7 F d: z# `" s- I
+ H8 D. t K) r) w; OGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.# C$ l' _7 s. X$ m4 O' p H o
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Look for God in others.
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/ r& E+ n6 g/ H/ Y; T3 q* b gYou now have two choices, you can:
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+ z u \! D2 P! t0 G' N) `# |8 T1) Pass this on to your friends or
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1 m) z0 @9 n+ p& I( E: |2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.
% U; P& ]4 M) |; a4 h4 l0 |% G$ v"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."& p/ c8 _' \6 R
1 A, F$ P7 T5 u. @0 R \There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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: m& l! V5 `! c+ N% _Tomorrow is mystery.6 O b4 R4 w. r4 z, y
1 e' E/ d$ L9 @5 aToday is a gift.
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& p! c! a1 Z$ w( L/ MIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.+ Y4 w$ W" _8 A
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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