THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighbourhood
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 a linen 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 Face it, friend - He is crazy
about
you!
