A brick

I received an email from my ex-principal today; about a brick. The story goes like this :

A young executive was travelling down a busy neighbourhood in his new Jaguar. He was watching out for kids darting out of nowhere between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed by, no children appeared. Instead, a brick flew and smashed the Jag's side door. He slammed the brakes and reversed the Jaguar to the spot where the brick flew.

The angry driver jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and pushed him against a parked car. He shouted, "What was that all about?! Who are you?! Just what do you think on earth you're doing?!"

The young boy was apologetic, "I'm sorry mister... please sir. I don't know what to do..." He pleaded,"I threw the brick because no one would stop..." With tears running down his cheek, he pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother. He fell from his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Please mister. Would you please help me to get him back onto the wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the young executive hurriedly lift the handicapped boy onto the his wheelchair, then took out a handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look later told him that everything would be okay. "Thank you, mister. May God bless you". Too shock for words, the executive just watched the young boy pushed his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk towards their home.

It was a long walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. "Let this dent be a reminder to me that I shall never go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at me to get my attention"

God whispers at our souls and speaks to our hearts. But many times, we are too busy to notice that. This week, the chapel sermon, the devotion, even Bible study and casual chat with friends, all seemed to flow along the tag "God is whispering. Are you listening?"

So, to me a brick is a reminder .. that God is looking into our hearts. How much are we willing to spend with Him? How much are we willing to share with Him?