Waiting for 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 spun the Jag back to the spot
from where the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, grabbed a 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 driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump
in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair, 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 then watched the little boy push his brother down 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. 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's your choice: Listen to the
whisper -- or wait for the brick.
Author Unknown
