The young boy was apologetic.
"Please mister. . . . please, I'm sorry.
I didn't know what else to do.
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 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 lump in his throat. He lifted the handicapped boy back
into the wheelchair, then took out his handkerchief and wiped at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy
push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward home. It was a
long, slow walk back to the Jaguar.
The damage was very noticeable
but the driver never repaired the dented side door. There are many lessons
in this story; but he kept the dent 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. Everyday we are reminded
of the 'whispers' of our experiences around us. When our Creator has blessed
us with 'sight'; then why do we continue life blindly. Sometimes
when we don't take the time to take heed, A 'brick' is thrown at us ; so
that we may take lessons therefrom.