THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was travelling down a neighborhood
street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar.
He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed
down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children
appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the
brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been
thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest
kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all
about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car
and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do
it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I
didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no
one
else would stop..." With tears dripping down his face and off his chin,
the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother,"
he
said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't
lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help
me
get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump
in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the
wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his
wheelchair-bound
brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk
back
to the Jaguar.
The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair
the
dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message
"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you
to
get your attention!"
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we
don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice
to
listen or not.
Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a
wallet,
your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
He plucks the moon and stars for you.
He tucks you in bed with a goodnight kiss.
He speaks to you every second.
Face it friend--He is crazy about you!
Anil Philip VargheseBangalore
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