The Power of Friendship

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Salaam brothers and sisters

very touching story about how can we influence and change each other by the power of friendship

in another words

اقتباس Never underestimate the power of your actions

i hope you like it



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 Saturday 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 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 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 the 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. 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.

Sincerely yours
Tarafboy

 

 

[رحيق الجنة]

اقتباس 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.

wonderful story
Thanks alot Taraf boy

 

 

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