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To My Dear Family, Friends and Acquaintances,

A friend sent this to me. I wanted to share it with All of you.

In Peace and Light.

Aida

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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 . 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 , the more I liked

him, and my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there

was 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,

and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about

college. decided on town, 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. 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 . 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.