Just a little something you all might enjoy
Ok i just want you all to read this and maybe add it to your daily lives the next time you come across someone who may need your help. so please read thank you.
What We Don't Know
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 of his books on a friday? he must be a nerd". i had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend 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 booksand asked him where he lived as it turned out he lived near me, so i asked him why i had never seen him befor. he said he had gone to private school before now. i would have never hung out with a private school kid before we. 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 "damn boy you gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday" he just laughed and handed me half the book.
over the next 4 yrs 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 wasnt 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,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 in 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 wouldnt 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 its depth never underestimate the power of your actions with one small gesture you can change a persons life for better or worse.
ok i just wanted to share that with you all i mean you may not take the time to read it all the way thru and thats your right but i do hope that you all read it and take into considereation the power of words yes they can hurt or be good for you i mean i had to really go back and re-evaluate my situations at hand as well i know i dont always say the right things to people and im not perfect that story made me come back to myself and look within myself as a human being knowing how we all make mistakes, im going to tell you something about me yesterday i was talking to an ex friend of mine and this person was talking about this very thing (one of the reasons i typed this in here because it reminded me)anyway i was talking to this person and they were at their weak moment as the story said and instead of staying there and talking to them like they wanted me to i left only thinking of myself and my feelings luckily for me thank god this person did not do what they told me they were going to do im glad for that but still you can say they did because they are no longer a part of my life anymore for various reasons but i guess you could say there is a Kyle in each and every one of us god puts us all in eachothers lives to impact one another in some way wether it is positive or negative so as you go thru your day , your life what have you just keep in mind how your actions , words , gestures affect someone other than you. im not preaching or nothing i just think we all need to be reminded of things from time to time, since theres nothing but drama in these journals now adays i thought you all might enjoy that. ok that is all take care and have a good day. i am leaving this entry open so all may enjoy it but my journal is still friends only ......thank you.
What We Don't Know
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 of his books on a friday? he must be a nerd". i had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend 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 booksand asked him where he lived as it turned out he lived near me, so i asked him why i had never seen him befor. he said he had gone to private school before now. i would have never hung out with a private school kid before we. 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 "damn boy you gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday" he just laughed and handed me half the book.
over the next 4 yrs 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 wasnt 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,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 in 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 wouldnt 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 its depth never underestimate the power of your actions with one small gesture you can change a persons life for better or worse.
ok i just wanted to share that with you all i mean you may not take the time to read it all the way thru and thats your right but i do hope that you all read it and take into considereation the power of words yes they can hurt or be good for you i mean i had to really go back and re-evaluate my situations at hand as well i know i dont always say the right things to people and im not perfect that story made me come back to myself and look within myself as a human being knowing how we all make mistakes, im going to tell you something about me yesterday i was talking to an ex friend of mine and this person was talking about this very thing (one of the reasons i typed this in here because it reminded me)anyway i was talking to this person and they were at their weak moment as the story said and instead of staying there and talking to them like they wanted me to i left only thinking of myself and my feelings luckily for me thank god this person did not do what they told me they were going to do im glad for that but still you can say they did because they are no longer a part of my life anymore for various reasons but i guess you could say there is a Kyle in each and every one of us god puts us all in eachothers lives to impact one another in some way wether it is positive or negative so as you go thru your day , your life what have you just keep in mind how your actions , words , gestures affect someone other than you. im not preaching or nothing i just think we all need to be reminded of things from time to time, since theres nothing but drama in these journals now adays i thought you all might enjoy that. ok that is all take care and have a good day. i am leaving this entry open so all may enjoy it but my journal is still friends only ......thank you.