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 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 gunna 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
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 its depth.
Never underestimate the power of your actions..
With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
for better or for worse ♡
232 faves · 18 comments · Aug 3, 2010 10:37am
SarahIsACow
·
1 decade ago
Thats so sweet <333 I'm crying. Its one of the most sweetest things I've read in my life.
0
reply
paigeyy_22
·
1 decade ago
thankyou guys :)
0
reply
Funinthesunxx
·
1 decade ago
aweee!!!!!!!!!!! this is the sweetest quote ive ever read!!!!!
0
reply
Go_Radio
·
1 decade ago
My religion teacher told us this same story, deffinagtley worth the read :) its goes to show how much a little bit of kindness goes a long way :D
0
reply
x0Sayum0x
·
1 decade ago
awwww. the part where it said he was gonna kill him self was soo sad.. deff worth reading..(: im happy u put this up here. to tell ppl one person can save or help a person<3
0
reply
yoyooreo2121
·
1 decade ago
this is just absolutley amazing.
0
reply
OhGishWOOTWOOT
·
1 decade ago
this was definitellyy worth readingg :)
0
reply
hpfan99
·
1 decade ago
omg this probbs the saddest and sweetest thing evaa
0
reply
music_is_my_life
·
1 decade ago
I absolutely LOVE this story I've heard it a billion times before, and it's still amazing, It makes you think exactly how important you really are to some people
0
reply
Katie_Starr
·
1 decade ago
Wow
I literally have a tear in my eye
0
reply
soccerluvrrot30
·
1 decade ago
we read this in health class when talking about suicide. and we watched a movie about it. i hope a quote like this makes people stop FAKING suicide, cause its a serious thing.
0
reply
SuckerForLove
·
1 decade ago
I got a tear reading that...
0
reply
Joe_Average_Jerk
·
1 decade ago
My religion teacher from 2 years back read this to us...man, tough to read without getting emotional, great story.
0
reply
jenniferr
·
1 decade ago
I love you for putting this up :) amazing and yes, ^ definitely worth the read!
0
reply
kellycannibal
·
1 decade ago
In CIA, a group in my school, Christians in Action (I'm actually agnostic, but the things said in there are moving), the head of the group read this story to us. I cried the whole time. I nearly killed myself several times, but thanks to some friends, I've always decided against it. I love you, guys.♥
0
reply
CandEProductions
·
1 decade ago
definately worth reading
0
reply
paigeyy_22
·
1 decade ago
*worth the read.
0
reply
grownsimba · 1 decade ago
I love this.!
0 reply