| TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS OUT THERE... :)
HAPPY NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP WEEK!
>>One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
>>
>>I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
>>
>>His name was Kyle.
>>
>>It looked like he was carrying all of his
>>
>>books.
>>
>>I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on
>>a
>>Friday?
>>
>>He must really be a nerd."
>>
>>I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my
>>friends
>>tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
>>
>>As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
>>
>>They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and
>>tripping
>>him so
>>he landed in the dirt.
>>
>>His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten
>>feet
>>from him.
>>
>>He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
>>
>>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.
>>
>>As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
>>
>>They really should get lives.
>>
>>" He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!"
>>
>>There was a big smile on his face.
>>
>>It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
>>
>>I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
>>
>>As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never
>>seen him
>>before.
>>
>>He said he had gone to private school before now.
>>
>>I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
>>
>>We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
>>
>>He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
>>
>>I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends
>>
>>He said yes.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of
>>books
>>again.
>>
>>I stopped him and said, "Boy, you are gonna really build some
>>serious
>>muscles with this pile of books everyday!
>>
>>" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
>>
>>Over the next four years, ! Kyle and I became best friends.
>>
>>When we were seniors, we began to think
>>
>>about college.
>>
>>Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
>>
>>was going to Duke.
>>
>>I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never
>>be a
>>problem.
>>
>>He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a
>>football
>>scholarship.
>>
>>Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
>>
>>I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
>>
>>He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
>>
>>I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
>>
>>Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
>>
>>He looked great.
>>
>>He was one of those guys that really found himself during high
>>school.
>>
>>He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
>>
>>He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
>>
>>Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
>>
>>!
>>
>>Today was one of those days.
>>
>>I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
>>
>>So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be
>>great!"
>>
>>He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one)
>>and
>>smiled.
>>
>>"! Thanks," he said.
>>
>>As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
>>
>>"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through
>>those
>>tough years.
>>
>>Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but
>>mostly your
>>friends...
>>
>>I am here to tell all of you that being a
>>
>>friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
>>
>>I am going to tell you a story."
>>
>>I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of
>>the first
>>day we met.
>>
>>He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
>>
>>"Thankfully, I was saved.
>>
>>My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
>>
>>I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy
>>told us
>>all about his weakest moment.
>>
>>I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful
>>smile.
>>
>>Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
>>
>>Never underestimate the power of your actions.
>>
>>With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
>>
>>For better or for worse.
>>
>>God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some
>>way.
>>
>>Look for God in others.
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. I'll write more about you later hahaha.
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That's how I like it ;DD
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