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Jan 31, 2004, 7:07pm

This is from a friend thta sent it to me, and I have to say I cried when
I read it, because this has been something I have had to endure
everywhere.

Subject: Let's see if you send it back. We all know or knew someone like
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
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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Jan 31, 2004, 8:10pm

tl;dr.

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Brock,

IceFlare Network
Founder/Administrator

http://www.iceflare.com/
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Jan 31, 2004, 8:34pm

I wouldn't send it out knowing I was getting it back 10 times...
annoying :¬/

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Jan 31, 2004, 8:48pm

Every time you send a chain letter, 2 email server admins kill them selves.
THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN!

Jan 31, 2004, 8:55pm

[View Quote] > Every time you send a chain letter, 2 email server admins kill them selves.
> THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN!

Everytime you read messages about chain letters, someone pokes Rick.
Think about him!

Jan 31, 2004, 9:05pm

everytime you dont give me a dollar, im $1 poorer then i would have been if
you did! think about me!

-SWE

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Jan 31, 2004, 9:56pm

That was a nice, well-meaning post...


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Jan 31, 2004, 10:25pm

to anyone that says this is a chain letter, please note, I do not ask
for and or request any compensation for this. Lacking in any kind of
real response other than one, it tells me that the hearts that most have
here ar black as caol, and they have no feelings of good or happiness to
someone who has saved a life unknowingly, and I had done thta and did
not intened it to happen. Others have helped me to save my life too, so
this tells me that a Black Heart and a Soulless group lives here. If you
read it for what it is, and not because of a tag at the end asking to
send this to others you know is just a request to send a message of
Love and Happiness to them. I guess that has been removed from those who
say I am posting a chain letter and not taking the content into
consideration. Just lets me know that many have no heart, and do not
even care for the life they have, so show no respect to others and will
get no respect from that.

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Feb 1, 2004, 2:08am

OMFG are youy my health teacher? she read that exact story to us in health
class, and we had to write an essay about it!
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Feb 1, 2004, 3:11am

actually no, but thisis a story that has far reaching implications. Such
as hate or discrimination. Because others think that someone is
different, and then take out the fear they have on that person? So what
was your essay and did you get a good grade?
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Feb 1, 2004, 5:29am

It is a story that has been passed around a lot. I have no idea where it
came from. It almost sounds like one of those Chicken Soup for the Soul
type of things.

Feb 1, 2004, 5:58am

well it does touch me in a way that I understand and do not expect
others to. it was sent to me by my grandmother and aunt, and that is the
first I have read it. so i felt compelled to post i there because the
things that others seem to be blind of.
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Feb 1, 2004, 8:09am

Ones's actions can have a very strong effect on others. Always choose
wisely in what you do.

Feb 1, 2004, 5:55pm

Well I did with a lot of thought towards it. Because it has far reaching
implications, I had to because there is someone in someone elses life
that has known or knows someone that has had this experience. Besides
the majority of the responses here were more along the lines of "Chain
Letter" and not reading the entire contents. Sure tells me the
educational level of a great amount of the ones who post here. Two
letters, and thta is supposed to tell me a whole story, odd intellect
has come to this.
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Feb 2, 2004, 11:50pm

Hi PN,

There are people in AW that have gone through tremendous personal turmoil,
and although they probably will not talk about it openly, your post gives
the opportunity to say they deserve the utmost respect.

Not trying to be gender specific, but especially the men here, who society
teaches to be tough, not to show emotion - especially crying. I have much
respect and admiration for them because they have hung in there for nothing
more than devotion and love of the AW community.

Males and females have taken some of the most cruelest blows, have stood
strong and remain as Rocks of AW. : )

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Feb 3, 2004, 6:19am

Well I tell you this, many have been good, others have been the ones who
perpetuate this. Several have been victims of others hate and fear
because of the unknown, and are unable to have a feeling of compassion
towards others and when we as the attacked try to be good and friendly,
we are then attacked more and in a worse way because they think we are
there to change them or manipuate them to be as we are, so they take it
out on those who are different, and then say it's that persons fault
because they are different. No its the one who is pepetuating it, and
not letting it all drop, so it just goes away. Many have the audacity to
say no you started it when they are the actual starters of the whole
thing.

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Feb 3, 2004, 2:19pm

Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle. You're black.

Tart Sugar

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Feb 4, 2004, 2:48pm

[View Quote] What?...

And just being annoyed with chain letters doesn't make people stupid,
sorry...

Feb 4, 2004, 4:54pm

well maybe I should have removed that little blip, it was not supposed
to be a chain letter here, just a note to those who abuse those others,
just for the fun of it

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