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 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!"
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 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
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.
Author Unknown
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.
Author Unknown
