Subject:
LIFE THROWS A BRICK AT YOU
(Contributed by A Friend)
A young and successful executive was travelling 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 from 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 gonna 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 was 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 driver 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, sir. And God bless you,"
the grateful child said to him.
The man then
watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward
their
home. It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long, slow walk.
He
never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind him
not to
go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you
to
get your attention.
Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your
heart.
Sometimes, when you don't have the time to listen...Life throws a
brick
at your head.
It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your
soul or
wait for the brick.
Do you sometimes ignore loved ones because your life is too fast
and
busy leaving them to wonder whether you really love them?
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