I know this has been around before but for those of you who missed it or
those who deleted and wish you had it now, here it is.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:15 PM
Subject: The Brick


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> THE BRICK
> 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
> backed 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 a 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 but 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 hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair,
> then took
> out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick
> look told
> him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you,"
> the grateful
> child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched
> the boy push
> his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward 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!" God whispers in our souls and
> speaks
> to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to
> throw a brick
> at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
> Thought for the Day:
> If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
> If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
> He sends you flowers every spring.
> He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about
> you!
> Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless.
> God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun without
> rain, but
> He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for
> the way.
> Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
> If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
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