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 spun the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed some 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?" Building up a head of steam he went on. "That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost
a lot of money. Why did you do it?"
"Please mister, please. I'm sorry, I didn't know what else to do”, pleaded the youngster. "I threw the brick because
no one else would stop."
Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the 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."
Sobbing the boy asked the 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 executive tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and
took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.
"Thank you and may God bless you." the grateful child said to him.
The man watched the little boy push his brother down the sidewalk toward his home. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind
him not to go through life so fast that someone must throw a brick at you to get your attention.
God whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes when you don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at you.
It is your choice. Listen to the whisper--or wait for the brick. |
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