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A Story of Friendship.......

Mark was walking home from school one day
when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped
and dropped all of the books
he was carrying, along with two sweaters,
a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.

Mark knelt down and helped the boy
pick up the scattered articles.
Since they were going the same way,
he helped to carry part of the burden.
As they walked
Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill,
that he loved video games, baseball and history,
and that he was having lots of trouble
with his other subjects and that
he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first
and Mark was invited in for a Coke
and to watch some television.
The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs
and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school,
had lunch together once or twice,
then both graduated from junior high school.

They ended up in the same high school
where they had brief contacts over the years.
Finally the long-awaited senior year came
and three weeks before graduation,
Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago
when they had first met.
"Did you ever wonder why I was carrying
so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
"You see, I cleaned out my locker because
I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else.
I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills
and I was going home to commit suicide.
But after we spent some time together
talking and laughing, I realized
that if I had killed myself, I would have missed
that time and so many others that might follow.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books
that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.

Every little hello,
every little smile,
every helping hand
saves a hurting heart.
Pass it on.

Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
They lend an ear, they share a word of praise,
and they always want to open their heart to us.

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