The Brick

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The Brick

Source:himgirispiritual

 

A young and successful executive was traveling 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 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.

The Brick

Source:himgirispiritual

 

A young and successful executive was traveling 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 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.

gokulmuthu narayanaswamy <gokulmuthu