The Brick

xtraham

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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.
 
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DJ

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Re: The Brick

Indeed. A very good message.

If we are ever too much of a hurry to help, we've lost our soul.

I thought some more about this, let me relay a story.


It was a couple months ago. It was raining in Phoenix-rare.

I had been gone all week and couldn't wait to get home. It was a Friday night about 7:00 PM. On my way out of long term airport parking on the entrance to the freeway was a woman standing next to her car with an obvious flat(shredded) tire.

She was on the phone calling-whomever. I pulled up ahead of her, in spite of every bone in my body screaming to pass her by, and walked back. I could tell she was freaked out and didn't trust me. VERY understandable. I kept my distance and said, "do you have a spare"? She didn't know, so I asked her to open the trunk. She did-reluctantly.

I found the spare, mounted it on her car and put everything (jack, etc) back as I found it and told her she was good to go. Just get home and get a new tire tomorrow.

She immediately let her defenses down and offered to pay me. I said-"Forget It. This is what people SHOULD do. You' ll return the favor-some day".

The husband somehow tracked me down about two weeks later. I guess, via my license plate number.

He thanked me profusely.

I DO NOT expect thanks. It's just the RIGHT thing to do.
 

kenimpzoom

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Re: The Brick

In my single days I was always helping people.

Now that I have a family I honestly rarely have the time.

I only hope the people that do have the time do stop.

Ken
 
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DJ

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Re: The Brick

Ken,

I didn't have "time" either. Noone does.

I'm not looking for Sainthood, I'm looking for someone to repeat-a favor.

If "time" is your judge, you'll soon run out.
 

bassboy1

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Re: The Brick

I DO NOT expect thanks. It's just the RIGHT thing to do.
You are right it is the right thing to do. But I still expect a thanks. Not in the form of money but showing that you are very gracious for the help in your time of distress.
 
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