One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
Bir gun, lisede iken,
I sawa kid from my class was walking home from school.
sinifimdanbir oglana rastladim eve donerken.

Hisname was Kyle.
Kayl idi ismi.
It looked like he was carrying all of his
books.
Okuldaki butun kitaplarini sirtlamisa benziyordu.
I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bringhome all his books on a Friday?
Kendi kendime, "Neden biri okuldaki kitaplarini eve getirsin cuma aksami,
He must really be anerd."
gerçekten hafiz olmali bu oglan" diye dusundum.
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a footballgame with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so Ishrugged my shoulders and went on.
Benim hafta sonum pilanlanmisti bile( partiler ve futbol, arkadaslarimla yarin ogleden sonra), omuzlarimi silktim ve yoluma devam ettim.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running towardhim.
Yoluma devam ederken, bir gurup oglanlarin ona dogru kostuklarini gordum.
They ran at him, knocking all his books out of hisarms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
Onu itelediler, butun kitaplarini dusurttuler ve çelmeleriyle oglani çamur içine dusurttuler.
His glasseswent flying, and I saw them land in the grass about tenfeet from him.
Gozlukleri uçup oglandan uç metre oteye çimene dustu.
He looked up and I saw this terriblesadness in his eyes
Oglan basini kaldirdi, gozlerinde derin bir aci gordum.
My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him andas he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I sawa tear in his eye.
Kalbim burkuldu oglancik için. Ona dogru sekeledim, gozluklerini bulmak için emeklerken gozundeki bir damla yasi gordum.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks.
Gozluklerini ona verirken "Serseri herifler" dedim.
They really should get lives.
Baska yapacak isleri yok sanki.
" He lookedat me and said, "Hey thanks!"
Bana bakti ve "Tesekkur ederim" dedi.
There was a big smile on his face.
Kocaman bir gulumseme belirdi suratinda.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
Gerçekten minnetkarlik ifade eden bir gulumseme idi.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him wherehe lived.
Kitaplarini toparlamasina yardim ettim ve nerede oturdugunu sordum.
As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked himwhy I had never seen him before.
Tesaduf ya, bize yakin oturuyormus. Neden daha once gozume çarpmadin diye sordum.
He said he had gone to privateschool before now.
Daha once ozel okula gittigini soyledi.
I would have never hung out with a private school kidbefore.
Daha onceden ozel okula giden bir arkadasim yoktu hiç.
We talked all the way home, and I carried someof his books.
Hep beraber eve yollandik ve kitaplarinin bir kismini ben tasidim.
He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
Arkadas olunacak birine benziyordu.
Iasked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends.
Arkadaslarimla beraber futbol oynamak istermisin dedim.
He said yes.
Evet dedi.
We hung out all weekend and themore I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and myfriends thought the same of him.
Hafta sonunu beraber geçirdik, biraz daha tanidim Kayl'i, biraz daha ilindim ve arkadaslarimda ondan hoslandilar.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with thehuge stack of books again.
Pazartesi sabahi geldi, ve Kayl butun kitaplariyla okula donuyordu.
I stopped him and said,"Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
Durdurdum ve "Bu kitaplari hergun tasimakla guzel pazi yapacaksin" dedim.
" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
Guldu ve kitaplarinin yarisini bana uzatti.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Ondan sonraki dort sene içinde Kayl ile çok iyi arkadas olduk.
When we were seniors, we began to think
about college.
Okulun son yilinda koleje gitmeyi dusunmeye basladik.
Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I
was going to Duke.
Kayl Georgetown kolejine karar verdi, bende Duke kolejine gidecektim.
I knew that we would always befriends, that the miles would never be a problem.
Arkadasligimizin sureceginden emindim ve aramizdaki kilometrelerin bunu etkileyecegini sanmiyordum.
Hewas going to be a doctor, and I was going for businesson a football scholarship.
O doctor olacakti, bende futbol bursuyla iktisat okuyacaktim.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
Kayl sinif birincisiydi.
I teased him all thetime about being a nerd.
Her zaman onun hafizligiyla girgir geciyordum.
He had to prepare a speech forgraduation.
Sinif birincisi oldugu için mezuniyet toreninde onun konusma yapmasi gerikiyordu.
I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there andspeak
Çok memnundum ortaya çikipta konusma yapmak bana dusmedigi için.
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
Mezuniyet gunu Kayl'i gordum.
He looked great.
Çok yakisikliydi kerata.
Hewas one of those guys that really found himself during highschool.
Lise boyunca gelisen ve benligini bulanlardandi Kayl.
He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
Gerçekten olustu ve pazilasti ve gozlukler yakistida oglana.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Butun kizlar seviyordu onu, ve benden çok kiz arkadasi vardi.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
Bazen kiskandim onu dogrusu.
Today was one of those days.
Bugun o gunlerden biriydi.
I could see that he wasnervous about his speech.
Heyecanli oldugunu sezdim yapacagi konusma dolayisiyle.
So, I smacked him on the backand said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"
Sirtina yapistirdim bir tane ve " Aslan oglan, becereceksin, korkma" dedim.
He looked at mewith one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
Bana o minnetkar dolu bakisiyla bakti ve gulumsedi.
"Thanks," he said.
"Tesekkurler" dedi.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, andbegan
Bogazini temizledi ve konusmaya basladi:
"Graduation is a time to thank those who helpedyou make it through those tough years.
Mezuniyet, bizlere buraya kadar gelmemize yardim edenlere tesekkur etme zamanidir.
Your parents,your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach..but mostlyyour friends...
Anneniz, babaniz, ogretmenleriniz, kardesleriniz, belki antrenorleriniz… fakat en çok arkadaslariniz…
I am here to tell all of you that being a
friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
Birisiyle arkadas olmak o kisiye verebilceginiz en buyuk hediyedir.
Iam going to tell you a story."
Sizlere bir hikaye anlatacagim simdi.
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told thestory of the first day we met.

Arkadasima inanilmaz bir ifade ile baktim, o, kalabaliga bizim ilk tanistigimiz gunu anlatirken.
He had planned to killhimself over the weekend.
Tanistigimiz gunun hafta sonu intihar etmeyi pilanlamis megerse.
He talked of how he hadcleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to doit later and was carrying his stuff home.
Annesi sonradan okula gidip aci içinde onun dolabini bosaltmak zorunda kalmasin diye, megerse ogun Kayl okuldaki dolabini tamamen bosaltmis ve eve tasiyormus.
He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
Bana derinden bakti ve gulumsedi.
"Thankfully, I was saved.
Sans olarak kurtarildim intihar etmekten.
My friend saved me fromdoing the unspeakable."
Arkadasim beni kurtardi bu faciadan.
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popularboy told us all about his weakest moment.
Topluluk mirildanmaya basladi yakisikli arkadasimin hayatinin en zor zamanini anlatmasina.
I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that samegrateful smile.
Annesi ve babasinin bana baktiklarini ve minnet dolu gulumsemelerini gordum.
Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
O ana kadar durumun bu kadar onemli oldugunu anlamamistim.
Never underestimate the power of your actions.
Hareketlerinizin neticesini hiç bir zaman bosa vermeyin.
Withone small gesture you can change a person's life.
Kucuk bir mudahele, digerinin hayatini tamamen degistirebilir.
Forbetter or for worse.
Iyiye veya kotuye.
God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one anotherin some way.
Allah bizi bir araya getirdi birbirimizin hayatini etkilemeye.
Look for God in others.
Diger kisilerde Allahi arayin.
You now have two choices, you can:
Simdi iki sey yapabilirsiniz:
1) Pass this on to your friends or
Bunu arkadaslariniza gonderebilirsiniz veya
2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
Silebilirsiniz bilgisayarinizdan sizi hiç etkilememis gibi.
As you can see, I took choice number 1.
Gordugunuz gibi ben birinciyi sectim.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
Arkadaslar melekler gibidir, bizi ayaga kaldirirlar kanatlarimiz uçmayi unutunca.
There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
Ne baslangiç ne de son vardir. Dun tarihtir.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Yarin bulmaca.
Today is a gift.
Bugun hediyedir.
It's National Friendship Week.. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
Bu hafta Arkadaslar haftasi.. Arkadaslariniza sevginizi gosterin