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one day...♡ when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a


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  

18 Comments

grownsimba 1 decade ago
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I love this.!
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SarahIsACow 1 decade ago
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Thats so sweet <333 I'm crying. Its one of the most sweetest things I've read in my life.
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paigeyy_22 1 decade ago
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thankyou guys :)
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Funinthesunxx 1 decade ago
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aweee!!!!!!!!!!! this is the sweetest quote ive ever read!!!!!
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Go_Radio 1 decade ago
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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
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x0Sayum0x 1 decade ago
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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
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yoyooreo2121 1 decade ago
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this is just absolutley amazing.
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OhGishWOOTWOOT 1 decade ago
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this was definitellyy worth readingg :)
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hpfan99 1 decade ago
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omg this probbs the saddest and sweetest thing evaa
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music_is_my_life 1 decade ago
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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
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Katie_Starr 1 decade ago
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Wow
I literally have a tear in my eye
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soccerluvrrot30 1 decade ago
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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.
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SuckerForLove 1 decade ago
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I got a tear reading that...
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Joe_Average_Jerk 1 decade ago
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My religion teacher from 2 years back read this to us...man, tough to read without getting emotional, great story.
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jenniferr 1 decade ago
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I love you for putting this up :) amazing and yes, ^ definitely worth the read!
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kellycannibal 1 decade ago
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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.♥
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CandEProductions 1 decade ago
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definately worth reading
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paigeyy_22 1 decade ago
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*worth the read.
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posted August 3, 2010 at 10:37am UTC tagged with love

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