the brick

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.

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!

Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to
bless. God didn't promise days without pain,
laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He
did promise strength for the day, comfort for the
tears, and light for the way Read this line very
slowly and let it sink in...

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

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