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 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, they 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 mother's 
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 
save a hurting heart.  Pass it on.  With this email comes the 
token that says that YOU are special.
 
 There's a miracle called Friendship
 That dwells in the heart
 You don't know how it happens
 Or when it gets started
 But you know the special lift
 It always brings
 And you realize that Friendship
 Is God's most precious gift!
 
It's National Friendship Week

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.

Show your friends how much you care.

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