Monday, November 08, 2004
I found this while doing a whole lot of nothing, and even though i wouldn't consider myself all that religious it definetly has some truth in it...read and enjoy
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 helpme>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 swellinglump>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 verynoticeable,>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 throughlife>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 choiceto>listen or not.>>Thought for the Day: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be onit.>>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, andlight>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.
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 helpme>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 swellinglump>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 verynoticeable,>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 throughlife>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 choiceto>listen or not.>>Thought for the Day: If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be onit.>>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, andlight>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.
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