A Lesson
In Friendship

  We never know when we may be doing something that profoundly affects 
someone elses life.  Knowing this should motivate us to be diligent in 
making sure that our character always reflects His character...


                       "Friends"

  Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy up 
in front 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 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 boys 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 a 
few times, then both graduated from Jr. 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 10 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 talking and 
laughing, I realized that if I 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 smile, every helping hand saves a hurting 
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 a precious Gift of God!---Written in honor of National Friendship 
Week--- 


  "A true friend - gives gifts to others without remembering,
  and accepts gifts from others without forgetting."

--Jimmy--

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