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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Inspired by Mystic Rose

The Flower and the Bumble Bee - Unconditional Love
The intoxicated Bumble Bee




I'm posting this ... inspired by Mystic Rose


Something that has been in my email.


About friendship and its depths.




I hope that you all like it. Not sure who it is by.



Let's see if you send it back. We all know or knew someone like this!!
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 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 some of his books.
He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends
He said yes..
We hung out 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 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 I had 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 with disbelief as he told 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 others lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for God in others.


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8 comments:

Michael Rawluk said...

Is that you photo of the bee? Whether it is or not. I love it.

You entire blog layout sure has a nice peaceful look toit. Soothing.

trinitystar said...

Thank you for your comment ...
yes photographs have been captured by me.

starry said...

An inspirational story, thanks for sharing.I love the layout of your blog also.beautiful.

krystyna said...

Hi Trinity!
How beautiful and touching story.
Our spontaneous reactions
can make miracles
or
harm.

Thank you so much for sharing!

mystic rose said...

Trinity Star,

Is that me?! I'm really honored. wow.

And the story is deeply moving. Makes me realize how important it is to be kind.

rainboy said...

:D there were tears
thank you for sharing trinity :)

trinitystar said...

You are all so sweet ... we all have a touch of kindness within us.
What a wonderful feeling it is to share it.
Hugs for everyone.

Sekoiaa Lake said...

Hi Trinity. I am touched and honoured that you have selected my painting (The Mystic Rose) to use on your blog site; however, I was wondering if you would kindly add a credit. Thank you. :) The name is: Sekoiaa Lake of The Little Turtle Company - www.thelittleturtle.org