THE BRICK ---- this has been around a while, maybe new for some
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>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 f rom between parked cars and slowed down
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> 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
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>then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed
him up against
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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, th e
youth pointed to a spot j ust 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."
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> ; 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.
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>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 f rom between parked cars and slowed down
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> 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
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>then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed
him up against
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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, th e
youth pointed to a spot j ust 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."
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> ; 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.
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