[每天读一点英文：那些给我勇气的句子]：life throws a brick at your head

A young and successful executive was travelling 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
from where the brick had been thrown. He jumped out of the car, grabbed some
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?" Building
up a head of steam, he went on. "That's a new car and that brick you
threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

"Please, ! mister, 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 was dripping down the boy's chin as he
pointed around the 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."
Sobbing, the boy asked the 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 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, sir. And God bless
you," the grateful child said to him.

The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the
sidewalk toward their home. It was a long walk back to his Jaguar... a long,
slow walk. He never did 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.

Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart.
Sometimes, when you don't have the time to listen...

Life throws a brick at your head. It's your choice:
Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick.