Anxious to see how you handle this.

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Subject: Anxious to see how you handle this.

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 friend s 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.
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. One day 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 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.

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.