>>>>>>Subject: Fwd: A good story
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>This is beautiful.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>This is beautiful.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>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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