There is no limit to what you can do to help or change a person's life for the better. This piece is just one of the zillions of examples that really go to show, that no matter how small it is, a kind word or hand goes a long, long way 
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 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 sameof 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, began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and
I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always
be friends, that themiles 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
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 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, yoursiblings, 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 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.
-- Author Unknown
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 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 sameof 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, began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and
I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always
be friends, that themiles 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
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 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, yoursiblings, 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 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.
-- Author Unknown
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