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[Mattu]

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 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 little 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: Listen to the
whisper... or wait for the brick!



Everything in life happens for a reason. You may not understand why and you
may not always like it, but that is just how life goes. So enjoy the life
that you have, while you have it.