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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,* i3 N0 L1 w/ z
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His name was Kyle.
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It looked like he was carrying all of his! m. t1 \* ?6 K9 F! i( \
Books.
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5 P: w$ Z; Q# e' S: u1 \# @- }I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?0 ]4 V/ V7 w8 w7 g. U1 B
4 ^5 l* w; G, i. `6 \( A4 `* v! ]He must really be a nerd."0 f. }" g" ~$ Z* R. w
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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.
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+ {* e6 a/ `3 c: n. p' wThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt., z' [) u: g8 j' N2 b4 ?
9 Y! I4 y7 C5 ^6 ] uHis glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.* A, x# x) I# s
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes; z9 _3 M9 z+ _4 h
/ w$ r# V9 C- a- u# w. ^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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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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8 l* k# n3 d: e. G8 M$ UThey really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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( M! X, L0 s' |9 |9 r' J1 H1 HThere was a big smile on his face.
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- g8 q$ Z' J! z, ]/ b# o5 ]! a0 `9 cIt was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.* k" }+ ~$ Y# I L
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I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.2 ]+ s2 B, H$ ^5 N! H3 Y7 q1 F
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As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.. X/ u0 Z8 f+ _- ~: e/ }4 ]$ C
& J' e5 ^# q& [; J/ f/ bHe 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.1 R; f* w# `& k$ o. |5 P3 T1 }
/ L0 A0 D! V. fWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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He turned out to be a pretty cool kid." {/ R+ G; H9 L4 \' s9 `
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I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.0 R. K9 f! q5 j+ f9 x/ l6 z2 D U
1 K% \- J' \/ A. U6 D9 XHe 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. S Y, s5 |+ H) d
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Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
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" }+ m. r% z6 B6 W4 t( ZI stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!4 ?' H2 u8 n, w
8 a7 Q2 E& w" b* A( K" He just laughed and handed me half the books.6 m* s1 h4 E7 X& W
5 N2 r& y# w9 m8 COver the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.% t- }- p1 C0 o" P, z% ]5 n- u
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When we were seniors, we began to think) N$ |# V7 k+ r( A6 r5 n
About college. t8 X) s. q7 L6 p/ J. q
V3 Q& A( r- e; MKyle decided on Georgetown, and I2 R0 z' g" N, P7 V, m+ ?
Was going to Duke.
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. I* ?/ L) e3 F8 ?' D* R; c7 ~# eI knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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9 B3 ]/ l8 [9 h1 @- xHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.! R" x0 O5 z" h- n3 X8 {
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
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) q- t, f, W9 }8 A aI teased him all the time about being a nerd.
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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& x+ L. k" Z) S+ \0 A8 rI was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak) f `; Q+ G7 C( S
% _8 ], n% ~& U( b sGraduation day, I saw Kyle.& V8 Y9 e0 u7 ~
5 D$ c* y* L" m `& VHe looked great.7 i& n/ I+ t7 ~' j3 s
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He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.; \. b4 o+ S2 B5 V b
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He 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.
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Boy, sometimes I was jealous.8 H6 t* T# V n0 h7 ~ c$ r
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Today was one of those days.
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% b0 G$ S& g4 L4 u9 o% A. H& QI could see that he was nervous about his speech.
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% P# b7 U) U6 h: V5 ESo, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"+ e1 C" {; |3 ]! W( ]/ k% _
/ I8 `. I1 ^! d4 T9 zHe looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.2 M' ]! T0 N, j( j: E5 G/ C
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"Thanks," he said.
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began- H- U1 A8 `) K! _) y8 r$ _
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"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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3 x% K3 ?! A4 `Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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/ i6 L1 X" y& A3 q0 g/ L5 U+ C xI am here to tell all of you that being a/ J5 y: q [% D, l$ j
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. M0 C6 f; b' m. O
) k+ _8 B' v. Z5 H4 {6 wI 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.
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He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
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/ _1 m" J2 q$ N8 T4 i, [& f1 JHe 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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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
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"Thankfully, I was saved.
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8 W0 P& R8 I7 y* m/ `7 ?- B ~My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."! C* f$ e. n& [, R
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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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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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! a- V$ f7 K! SNot until that moment did I realize it's depth." ?+ \7 l C6 ~# T/ h4 \$ w/ F
5 l' W1 n, W* b p9 x. QNever underestimate the power of your actions.7 K E, H9 ^% q/ `6 q; a# l% N# r
6 t' r+ B! o5 H& r$ a; `With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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For better or for worse.
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6 {$ [0 w1 P7 _- OGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.+ l7 H$ \0 n% g- l7 J& B2 y! l
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Look for God in others.$ j8 n) {+ q5 T! n
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You now have two choices, you can:9 ~6 Q* b/ g- t+ ~) F( x6 t. j9 S4 @
' C+ n$ O' i3 t1) Pass this on to your friends or& @. y1 p8 i5 x" r# t
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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.
! D0 A K8 L# _" P4 |"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.
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4 q- p+ H7 Q4 A. R& J1 N4 fTomorrow is mystery.4 k4 ?( c, C0 a. u; g
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Today is a gift.0 V6 B1 K/ p2 i3 h" P$ M
R* |, A* ]" s0 l; \) AIt'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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