OT:THE BRICK, for those who are running too fast
God only gives as much as u can handle
>THE BRICK
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>A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
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>going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar.
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>He was watching for kids darting out
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>from between parked cars
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>and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
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>As his car passed, no children appeared.
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>Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
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>He slammed on the brakes
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>and backed the Jag back to the spot where
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>the brick had been thrown.
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>The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and
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>pushed him up against a parked car shouting,
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>"What was that all about and who are you?
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>Just what the heck are you doing?
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>That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
>Why did you do it?"
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>The young boy was apologetic.
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>"Please, mister...please,
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>I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,"
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>He pleaded.
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>"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears dripping
>down his face
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>and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.
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>"It's my brother," he said.
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>"He rolled off the curb and fell out of his
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>wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
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>Now sobbing, the boy asked the
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>stunned executive,
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>"Would you please help me get him back into his
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>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.
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>He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into
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>the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
>scrapes and cuts.
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>A quick look told him everything
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>was going to be okay.
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>"Thank you and may God bless you,"
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>the grateful child told the stranger.
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>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.
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>The damage was very noticeable,
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>but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the
>dent there to remind him of this message
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>"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to
>get your attention!"
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>God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't
>have time to listen,
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>He has to throw a brick at us.
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>It's our choice to listen or not.
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>Thought for the Day:
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>If God had a refrigerator,
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>your picture would be on it.
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>If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
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>He sends you flowers every spring.
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>He sends you a sunrise every morning.
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>Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
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>Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless, . God didn't
>promise days without
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>pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength
>for the day,
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>comfort for the tears, and light for the way
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>Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
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>If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
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Opinion are my own, you don't have to agree.
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