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10/05/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Brick

10/05/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Brick

A successful =
young executive was riding his brand new car down a street near his =
downtown office when he noticed a kid darting out from between parked =
cars. He carefully slowed down. but as he appeared near that spot, a =
brick smashed into his car’s passenger-side door. He slammed on =
the brakes and backed up to the place where the brick has been =
thrown.

 

The furious =
man jumped out of his car and caught the nearest kid shouting, =
“What was that all about? What in the world did you do to my car? =
Why did you do it?”.

 

The young boy =
was little scared, but was very polite and apologetic. “I am sorry =
Mister. I didn’t know what else to do,” he pleaded. “I =
had to throw the brick because I’ve been trying and trying and no =
one else would stop to help”.  With tears rolling down his =
cheeks, he pointed towards the parked cars and said, “It’s =
my brother, he rolled off the curb and fell off his wheelchair and =
he’s hurt. I can’t lift him =
up.”

 

The sobbing =
boy asked the man, “Would you please help me get him back into his =
wheelchair? He’s too heavy for me.” The young man was moved =
beyond words and tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his =
throat. He hurriedly lifted the other kid from the gutter and put him =
back in the wheelchair, checking to make sure he didn’t need more =
attention for any bruises or cuts. 

 

When he =
thought that everything would be ok, he went back to his car. =
“Thank you, sir, and God bless you”, said the grateful kid. =
The young man was too shaken up for any word, so he simply watched the =
little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk and =
around a corner.

 

It was a long =
and slow drive back home to his garage.  When he walked around his =
car, he looked at the dented car door. The damage was very noticeable, =
but he decided not to bother to repair it. He knew the dent would remind =
him – “Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to =
throw a brick at you to get your =
attention”. 

 

~~

Dr Bob Griffin =

[email protected] =
www.grif.net

"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"