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One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
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9 s# U4 S7 @2 ^ d! }0 r' x \! _I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
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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?5 h$ b/ P( f" D4 k' N: d6 ]
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He must really be a nerd."
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* ?" L; {" T7 R. h8 b+ B( d: `% @9 r/ pI had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.5 v4 _. X+ y# i1 c
; p- {; y& a, V$ \- M( `As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him." o8 \# b% V8 I7 `
& O Y' u( T; \ s YThey ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.& r' L! _0 j. Z" }+ [/ z
k" d: s/ ]% p% v" |His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.
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& W a/ {0 s* b# }- } lHe looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
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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. o- J9 q, a8 Q( E
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As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
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They really should get lives.( I, h7 M+ }( Y$ v9 _; z( a
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" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
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c0 ?) F7 ], d D) B [There was a big smile on his face.2 x- R7 i/ A1 ]$ f& F& ~) T, |
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It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
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$ q7 K# J. D; [3 ]; M1 @" }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.* ~1 c' q( w( r2 |- W6 l) p$ b0 j
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I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.5 B/ {$ m; X( C& [3 P v3 N0 T
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We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.! B( M) V9 \) }
9 W7 Q" W U$ r) dHe turned out to be a pretty cool kid.. L# ?8 b" V9 |# ] g3 ~/ u
' U; t5 p& v3 ~+ o# k2 z/ lI asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
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He said yes.
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5 U& f& g1 Z! a2 T9 Y' B7 HWe 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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6 d. w) z3 i( k$ o2 n* JMonday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again." _0 o4 R, i) T! C1 m& b
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I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!; [+ `/ g( i" E8 D
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Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.* S6 a8 w% G. I1 P/ ]1 g3 L
- ? D8 z5 L' ^$ g3 e& kWhen we were seniors, we began to think
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Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
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' S, J1 z; W6 `0 {3 B' K" @' @I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.* @7 C; B `9 o% C
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He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.* k% ?+ l4 Z% X! k/ Z. h$ c
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Kyle was valedictorian of our class.& {: ~) E, D; }$ m' c* f
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He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
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I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
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+ q7 x( _, C) s- U, [& MGraduation day, I saw Kyle.
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He looked great.
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: P4 A8 V4 H8 ?+ i0 i0 LHe was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.7 H: K- v/ ^ H; n) h3 r! f( w
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He filled out and actually looked good in glasses." u9 H1 Y t( Q8 ?0 d& Z
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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.- M4 }) s7 z- f* e
* m g6 P$ l7 O5 @4 r. b"Thanks," he said.; \2 {- a! R! q# @
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As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began* R: ] j, D7 B- {2 y
; D/ v; e n2 [0 t: f4 x7 K"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years.
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; y$ R0 r. Q9 K% bYour parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends...# G3 V9 I3 {2 h- }* k6 y, i
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I am here to tell all of you that being a
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I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.; ~. w! r; p; z% V
: _3 U7 T x/ m; F; `# ]1 d% uHe 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.3 r% p' x4 u! _7 L9 t% t
6 a: c7 W" `9 i% N7 sHe looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.- Q/ s( }9 x4 {* L
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"Thankfully, I was saved.% v& _# h. w& \) l
; O r+ s1 Z# k" S% i( d# ~; wMy friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
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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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' m7 V" K0 c& e2 ~! J& B) z3 oNot until that moment did I realize it's depth.6 W5 q$ M! h% W) S* Y3 x: T
% o& d; o( k; ]1 }9 [3 wNever underestimate the power of your actions.
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( |0 X& H7 J$ TWith one small gesture you can change a person's life., `' {" M" `6 t. m0 T$ p9 J
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For better or for worse.$ z& x7 p. w. b2 i/ c$ O3 @
, h( y4 x8 ?* M* bGod puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way./ Z6 D' H5 A( A5 S& N' a
$ \; `# |# V( s8 r% J$ X2 JLook for God in others.
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" S+ A' @" c9 ^+ e# H( aYou now have two choices, you can:
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, m2 j* t% u1 \ F1) Pass this on to your friends or
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& B& v! B3 _! e2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
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. }- p" |9 a1 lAs you can see, I took choice number 1.
- K* S3 |! T* a4 O& p"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
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" ]) v5 _8 `9 i1 KThere is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
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Tomorrow is mystery.
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1 p2 }: w$ g: a" R kToday is a gift.2 ^& n H8 f7 @# }: s5 s2 I
3 m& d( K' |* s, d# [. bIt's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.8 |0 x5 d$ K" f9 u9 p2 {2 w
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If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. |
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