Wake up Call

Wake Up Call. . .

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
gonna 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, sir. And 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. Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart.
Sometimes, when you don't have the time to listen...Life throws a brick at
your head. It's your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait
for the brick.

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