Date: 28/05/2008 19:32:09
From: veg gardener
ID: 15730
Subject: Story for may

The Brick!!! Read It.

Read this today and don’t delete it if you are too busy!! You’ll see why.

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.

Pass this message to seven people except you and me.

You will receive a miracle tomorrow

( just do it)!
my sister emailed this to me.

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Date: 28/05/2008 19:41:39
From: aquarium
ID: 15733
Subject: re: Story for may

an illuminating story VG…you’ve just “passed it on” to quite a few more than 7 people :)
would have been possibly better if there was no indoctrination behind it.
mind you i think that the driver would have stopped if the kid simply asked/waved for help
would have been a bit different if the brick caused an accident (possibly harming driver and others), which would be the more likely outcome
ok…enough about the skyscraper story ;)

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Date: 28/05/2008 19:42:34
From: veg gardener
ID: 15734
Subject: re: Story for may

yep, it made me stop and think for a while.

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Date: 29/05/2008 14:18:06
From: pepe
ID: 15797
Subject: re: Story for may

this is not a christian forum
if god starts throwing bricks – vote for the other guy!!!

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Date: 29/05/2008 14:48:48
From: pepe
ID: 15798
Subject: re: Story for may

your story is religious propaganda VG.
if we allow you to submit such stories than we must invite every other religion to the forum to submit their strongly held religious views.
and this is a gardening forum without any religious bias – as far as i know?

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Date: 29/05/2008 15:21:09
From: bluegreen
ID: 15800
Subject: re: Story for may

ease up a bit pepe, he meant no harm.

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Date: 30/05/2008 20:00:26
From: pain master
ID: 15999
Subject: re: Story for may

wish I had a Kina for every time a kid threw something at a car up here… I’d have more Kina then wheelchairs.

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