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> > T H E W H I S P E R O R T H E B R I C K

> > > >

> > > > 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 where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped

out of the car,

> > > ! > grabbed the kid that was standing there

and pushed

him up against a

> > > > parked car shouting, " What do you think

you are

doing, boy? "

> > 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 sir, 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, sir, " 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 h! elp me

get him back

> > into

> > > > his wheelchair, sir? 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, sir, "

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

> > > &g! t; 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 our souls and speaks to

our hearts.

Sometimes when

> > we

> > > > don't have time to listen, only a brick

can get our

attention. We

> > can

> > > > listen

> > > > to the whisper - or wait for the brick.

> > > >

> >

> >

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