this is long but if u read it all ull have a
warm fuzzy feeling inside tht will stay w/ u 4ever :]] so read
away
* 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 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 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 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 others lives to impact one
another in some way. *Look for God in others.
i got this in an email + thot it was great. really, anything u do
or say can make
a difference. even the littlest thing.
this is long but if u read it all ull have a warm fuzzy feeling
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Jan 19, 2009 12:14am
