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Nerds
Written by: AnonymousYou may have read this before. Guess we never know how we touch people.
One day when I was a freshman in highschool, I saw a kid from my class 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 of 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 of 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.
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 that 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 his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. We hung all weekend, 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 "Damn boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and handed me half of the books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, 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, I was going for business on a football scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of his 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 me 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 ones) and smiled. "Thanks," he said.
As he started his speech, had 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'm here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I'm going to tell you a story.
" I just looked at my firend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had plannd to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so so that 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. Each day is a gift from God! Don't forget to say,
"Thank You"
Prayer of Blessing
Written by unknownI ask the Lord to bless you
As i prayed for you today
To guide you and protect you
As you go along your way...
His love is always with you
His promises are true,
And when we give Him all our cares
You know He will see us through
So when the road you're traveling on
Seems difficult at best
Just remember I'm here praying
And God will do the rest
The Lamb
Writer UnknownThink about what you will be reading,
I think it may be the answer:Mary had a little lamb,
His fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school each day,
T'wasn't even in the rule.
It made the children laugh and play,
To have a lamb at school.And then the rules all changed one day,
Illegal it became;
To bring the Lamb of God to school,
Or even speak His Name.Every day got worse and worse,
And days turned into years.
Instead of hearing children laugh,
We heard gun shots and tears.What must we do to stop the crime,
That's in our schools today?
Let's let the lamb come back to school,
And teach our kids to pray!If you agree, spread it around!
This is my collection of inspiring and thought provoking stories and sayings I've received from my Friends and Family,
come on in and check to see if you feel the same as I did. As I collect more, I will be adding them. Please come back and see what I may be new.Two Ethical Questions
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