whitemalach
08-02-2005, 06:40 PM
>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.
> >
> >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.