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> Subject: Let's see if you send this back
>
>   << Let's see if you send this back
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> 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.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> You now have two choices, you can:
>    > >>
>    > >> 1) Pass this on to your friends or
>    > >>
>    > >> 2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your
>    > >>
>    > >> heart.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> As you can see, I took choice number 1. "Friends are
>    > >>
>    > >> angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have
>    > >>
>    > >> trouble remembering how to fly."
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> There is no beginning or end..Yesterday is history.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> Tomorrow is mystery.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> Today is a gift.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends
>    > >>
>    > >> how much you care. Send this to everyone you
>    > >>
>    > >> consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then
>    > >>
>    > >> you'll know you have a circle of friends.
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >>
>    > >> WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, YOU'RE REQUESTED TO SEND IT TO AT
> LEAST
>
>    10  PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT
>    > >>
>    > >> IT TO YOU.
>
>
>
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>
>     >>
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