Brick

Brick

Some time earlier in the week, I heard a story during devotion which really stuck in my head. (Yup I actually listened to morning devotion :P ) Here's how the story went (Of course I'll change it here and there to make it less monotonous) :

Imagine buying a new car, your DREAM car. For the sake of this story let's say a new jaguar.

Haha looks pretty slick right? Ok so this is your ride. You just drove out of the car showroom with all the hot girls/guys (depending on your preference) gaping and admiring your car. You're enjoying the moment and decide to cruise around the country. 

Suddenly. BAM! a brick flies in through the window. You rush out to examine the damage. Broken window, dented door...and from the corner of your eye you see the kid who threw the brick.
What would you do?
Well in this story, you rush up to him, grab him by the collar and yell at him: "THIS IS A NEW CAR, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?? $#^&#&@" I'll let you imagine what you'll scold him.

The kid starts to sob and stammers: "I'm really sorry Sir/Mdm (depending what you are, you could be both even) I had no choice, no car would stop and I threw the brick to get your attention. You see...my my brother fell off his wheel chair..." The boy goes on to point at his brother who was lying on the ground with some scratches to his face. "I can't lift him up, he's too heavy can you help me? please"

By now, you'll feel quite guilty and go on to help the boy, clean up the brother and watch them till they get back to their home nearby safely.

OKAY! Done with story. I fast forwarded the ending cos the moral of this story is the important bit.
Sometimes in life, we really do need a brick to be thrown at us. When I say this I mean both metaphorically and literally.

The society we live in, is too fast paced, the way we look to do things is efficient (fast paced again). In general, being fast paced is good, especially for work. However, this 'need for speed' has a very big setback. Most of us usually fail to stop and smell the roses in life. Have you seen working people or even students these days and talked to some of them. When you start asking them how their day was, the first thing they do is complain...and complain...and complain. Sometimes, you really want to throw a brick at them.

Ask yourself, how often do you stop and just consider other people or help someone? For most people, not very often. Back to the story, if that kid didn't throw that brick at your car, I don't think you would've even noticed him and his brother by the side of the road. Why? You were too engrossed with your latest achievement, getting the car. You know, when the original devotion was told, the storyline was of a person's car getting the brick thrown at, not the listener. And you know how it ended?
"Tom never got that door repaired, it reminded him of the incident and the lesson it thought him."

What is this lesson? When life throws a brick at you. STOP. Pick the brick up. THINK. "Why did life throw this brick at me?" Usually it's because you need to slow down or maybe even wake up your ideas and get moving. It all depends on the situation your in.
So, if you don't want a brick thrown at you (which is usually inevitable), be conscious of the world around you. BE AWARE. Look out for the people around you, because it is people which form success.

I hope this post serves a a brick being thrown at some of you readers, STOP and Lift Someone Higher Today :)

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