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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,' @) L n' J2 p% a9 N' G$ J
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I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.9 K1 q, h% a% D2 a- F* m$ ] Z
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His name was Kyle.+ w" b# J6 {, o9 H. i
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I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?' W8 `+ b7 X( U1 r( r
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He must really be a nerd."( B) {4 }8 A9 s, G
- W& ]7 Y1 v+ g8 ]+ n, K3 Q+ |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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! k# B- r1 q8 i# e# @2 g7 sAs I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
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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.( p. j2 u8 _2 l% T+ @8 [" B
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His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.6 j; O. {" K/ \8 X
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He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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1 n- c/ R6 X/ q! BMy 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.0 Q) ^4 b `$ p
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.( a( L7 Q# }, h. A
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They really should get lives.
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"" I+ l5 X- d+ x6 d2 F+ o
- F0 L" C- \* e6 P. z; M, R gThere was a big smile on his face.+ `' o1 |4 p- ^" I4 g
" x# u5 B. G$ F: jIt 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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8 r/ c- j7 C4 G5 u6 E" r' k) v. wAs 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.
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4 K4 u9 V1 B* M2 n; R( G6 z, sWe talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
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: J- B2 G0 W0 w7 u' l2 AHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
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, F- n$ _# U$ d* L4 ?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.
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$ W- c" g+ G9 j+ E3 f9 \9 PMonday 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!, K- G2 D7 M0 R
- I$ v7 Z7 `; u" x" He just laughed and handed me half the books.. S3 X+ l M) V& b" o
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
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% M+ k4 ?9 M8 N# `, I# J5 vWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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4 {. r& _6 `' }* {, Y. iKyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
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; U( Y% I' |2 CHe was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.. K- ~' ]) p* C
" W `. E9 U) r- Y" b/ C% SKyle was valedictorian of our class.
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I teased him all the time about being a nerd.) v# t& i! r0 r. d& ?
( J, s+ b- G V8 Q8 t6 PHe had to prepare a speech for graduation.1 R3 R% c: s, z7 `8 B3 m. h% M
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak0 _4 {3 l2 X' u
" ~. a, r0 m6 v" bGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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* |8 N6 j8 o/ {: s. AHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school./ z. ]6 X) x8 T1 w% u
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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.# c$ j+ C) Z# W5 T; |" D& _
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Boy, 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.
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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.
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. q% Z4 \# r' E4 \7 b+ C) U"Thanks," he said.# `, v3 y$ F' J0 ?& @
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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.( I3 i) ^6 k8 @
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Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...
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I am here to tell all of you that being a |+ g5 N" q, v+ R) t
Friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.* p9 J& _: Z" P
- ]& A t- P& i" QI am going to tell you a story."
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) Z, c% G' T+ T x" x* c9 N) II 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.% X/ [8 ~9 r/ m+ b9 {: J+ J
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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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He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.$ j9 V# s5 Y5 S \) }
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My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."* g) ]5 G5 g, t2 w
0 |* q9 ^2 W( c! wI heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.8 Q! k j) e; A: d1 }
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I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
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& R: C0 o- M6 s8 fNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.( ^1 o* T z! G4 n
( a' ^8 m( D6 A* L7 q" K' {Never underestimate the power of your actions.& u' o; j& l1 ^! V+ E
9 E! @- O) H7 y5 }4 T) ?With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
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- l5 k: x; m1 a! [5 E1 } d7 ZFor better or for worse.* j) A# M6 ]1 Y0 a" W E) n }
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God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
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+ l b* D2 R+ A z; `9 }' h$ ZLook for God in others.
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! l. v1 Y8 l. l! k! u9 wYou now have two choices, you can:
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5 n$ r \3 g* `6 K, }+ y1) Pass this on to your friends or
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( T; T$ b7 d# |" t; _2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.4 `; A2 |) W! a1 n& U9 |* r
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As you can see, I took choice number 1.4 V$ h( w6 [2 z! k3 z! T
"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." v' z$ C* i* `& {6 B
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Tomorrow is mystery.6 g8 d# @5 I0 }3 W0 e& I7 K
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Today is a gift.2 t) z( C5 |" i! H! U
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It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.2 ~' u4 t, C& H; e! ?/ e) I0 n
3 q, {, d6 q7 hIf it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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