Don’t wait for the brick
Life is a rat race! At times we
do not have the time to stop and think or we intentionally ignore the
happenings around us. Motivate your way of life so that you would not
have to regret later. Face a small crisis than a major catastrophe. The
following story is a good example for it:
 A young successful executive was travelling down a neighbourhood
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 drove 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 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...... 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 hyrriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair,
then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and
cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okey. “Thank you
and may God bless you,” the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shaken up for words, the man simply watched the little boy push
his wheelchair-bound brother down their sidewalk towards 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!
Remember the small whispers in our souls and listen to your hearts.
Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen, a large brick which we
cannot avoid may be thrown at us.
It’s our choice: Listen to the whisper...... or wait for the brick!
Saffiya
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