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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, 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.
“Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
 remembering how to fly.”
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote: Many people will walk in and out of your life,
 But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart.
Anger is only one letter short of Danger.
If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If he betrays you twice,
it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss
 people.
He who loses money, loses much; He, who loses a friend, loses much more; He,
 who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are
works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough
 to make them all yourself. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today
is a gift. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you
 consider a FRIEND.