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The Power of Friendship

Discussion in 'Help From Above' started by RACEBUICKS, Dec 29, 2002.

  1. RACEBUICKS

    RACEBUICKS Guest

    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 ha! 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) Ignore 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.
     
  2. GSXMEN

    GSXMEN Got Jesus?

    WOW!!! That's quite a story.:bglasses:

    That's a great lesson, not only for kids still in school...but ALL of us!!

    Just think what an impact could be made in our schools, if kids actually considered the 'other guys' feelings, before saying or doing something stupid!!

    I realize God allows things to happen for reasons we may not understand....Columbine H.S. would be a pretty good example!

    When 16 year old Cassy Bernhald(not sure if that's spelled right) had that gun pointed at her head(just before she was killed) and was asked whether she REALLY trusted God as her Savior (or however they worded it) - she answered yes, knowing full well what the consequences would be!! Talk about having your Faith put to the test!! Point of all that is....what an inspiration she was!!! She passed a test, that none of us would want to take!! Now she has a song about her, by Michael W. Smith in her memory!!:TU:

    One girl, has inspired thousands of other kids around the country!! So...one person CAN make a difference to others! Hopefully, none of us will have to experience anything that extreme!!

    We should all practice 'random acts of kindness'!!:TU: As Mike's story pointed out, you never know when it will make all the difference in the world to someone!
     

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