Someone just sent this to me, gave me a good old laugh...

...girl in the office thinks I'm a "horrible, cynical, bastard", I think it was made up to get a shag off a sensitive bird...

> > >> >> > 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."
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > There was Kyle with the huge grateful smile
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > 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.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > 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."

Posted By: Fierce Panda, Oct 14, 13:22:45