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
drove 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 . .
. 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 his
fancy
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 or
take time to listen, He
has to throw a
brick at us.
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.