Which one do you prefer

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Dhivakar Chandrashekar DChandra

Thu, 11 Apr 2002

Which one do you prefer

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This is a thought provoking article sent by one of our members which

we thought to share with our members with a hope that it would be

liked by them.

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Listen to the whisper-or wait for 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 spun the

Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown. He jumped out

of the car, grabbed some 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?!" Building up a head of steam he went on. "That's a new

car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you

do it?Please, mister, please. I'm sorry, I didn't know what else to

do, " pleaded the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would

stop..." Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he pointed around the

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. " Sobbing, the boy asked

the 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

lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his

handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that

everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you," the

grateful child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his

brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long walk back to

his jaguar....a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He

kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone

has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. God whispers in your

soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes when you don't have time to

listen, He has to throw a brick at you. It's your choice: Listen to the

whisper-or wait for the brick.

 

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