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2BNTV
02-11-2015, 04:35 PM
The Brick!!!

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

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)!

kcrazorbackfan
02-11-2015, 04:39 PM
Excellent post. :BigApplause:

tedquick
02-11-2015, 04:48 PM
Hooray, 2BNTV. Too many of us just rush through life so quickly that we actually miss living. Thanks for a superb and well-needed reminder.

GPGuar
02-11-2015, 06:29 PM
:BigApplause:

folkh
02-11-2015, 09:00 PM
What a beautiful post Joe, thank you!!! We all should take a moment and thank GOD!!

justjim
02-11-2015, 09:44 PM
I like it!

philnpat
02-11-2015, 09:48 PM
Would love to have that guy as a neighbor/friend.

dotti105
02-11-2015, 10:27 PM
Thanks for sharing this. It is a nice wake up call for many of us. We just get too involved in our life and often fail to see, really see, those around us.

Lbmb24101
02-11-2015, 11:16 PM
True and moving!

Walter123
02-11-2015, 11:30 PM
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bkcunningham1
02-12-2015, 06:39 AM
Thank you, Joe. A nice reminder to start my day.

Walter123
02-12-2015, 07:49 AM
Why seven people?

chachacha
02-12-2015, 08:18 AM
you got our attention, joe! beautiful post...thanks....

graciegirl
02-12-2015, 08:31 AM
Another caring thought passed on by a very caring person.

Bay Kid
02-12-2015, 08:38 AM
A great way to start my day. Thank you

Walter123
02-12-2015, 10:31 AM
Why seven people?

I'd really like to know, why seven people? Is there a significance to that number or is it random?

dbussone
02-12-2015, 10:35 AM
A beautiful thought. Nothing like a smile to make you feel good, and nothing like doing something nice to earn that smile.

onslowe
02-12-2015, 11:06 AM
Thank you for that wonderful post. :)

Chi-Town
02-12-2015, 11:20 AM
Nice post. Looking forward to the miracle stories.

Abby10
02-12-2015, 12:04 PM
I'd really like to know, why seven people? Is there a significance to that number or is it random?

First of all, thanks 2B, for the thoughtful post.

The only possible answer that I can think of to your question above, Walter, is that the number 7, biblically speaking, often refers to the number of perfection or completion. Maybe someone with more biblical knowledge can expand on that, but that would be my guess.

Walt.
02-15-2015, 01:54 PM
Do people actually think this is a true story?

graciegirl
02-15-2015, 04:37 PM
Do people actually think this is a true story?


Walt. Walt. Walt.

This was an inspiring story. Biting the back of my hand.:boxing2:

I am betting you have never ever even BEEN to Ohio.

Walt.
02-15-2015, 05:20 PM
Walt. Walt. Walt.

This was an inspiring story. Biting the back of my hand.:boxing2:

I am betting you have never ever even BEEN to Ohio.

Did I ever tell you about the time I found a bag of cash in the street? I went to a nearby orphanage and donated it. As I was leaving a nun came up to me and said "Thank you. There is a blind girl here who needs $10,000 for an operation. That's exactly how much is in the bag."
Years later I was in a car crash and had an emergency operation that saved my life. The doctor came in to see how I was doing. After a short chat about overcoming adversities she told me of her life in an orphanage and how a stranger provided the money for an operation. That inspired her to become a doctor. I was amazed... but said nothing.
After she left I asked one of the nurses what that doctor's name was.
She said... "Oh... you mean Dr. Smith... Dr. Karma Smith!!

Good story. Inspirational too.
No.. I've never had that thrill of being in Ohio. I understand that young rich executives drive their Jaguars through there all the time though...
:D

graciegirl
02-15-2015, 06:21 PM
Did I ever tell you about the time I found a bag of cash in the street? I went to a nearby orphanage and donated it. As I was leaving a nun came up to me and said "Thank you. There is a blind girl here who needs $10,000 for an operation. That's exactly how much is in the bag."
Years later I was in a car crash and had an emergency operation that saved my life. The doctor came in to see how I was doing. After a short chat about overcoming adversities she told me of her life in an orphanage and how a stranger provided the money for an operation. That inspired her to become a doctor. I was amazed... but said nothing.
After she left I asked one of the nurses what that doctor's name was.
She said... "Oh... you mean Dr. Smith... Dr. Karma Smith!!

Good story. Inspirational too.
No.. I've never had that thrill of being in Ohio. I understand that young rich executives drive their Jaguars through there all the time though...
:D


It shows.

dbussone
02-15-2015, 06:27 PM
It shows.

I've been in Ohio many times. And have enjoyed all my visits - business related. But Gracie, I love my New England home. I hope you won't take offense.

Walt.
02-15-2015, 09:40 PM
It shows.

Ah yes... I understand Youngstown is lovely this time of year...
:D

graciegirl
02-16-2015, 04:48 AM
Do people actually think this is a true story?


Frequently people offer posts of inspiration on this forum. They are meant to make us stop and think and value what we have and maybe try to help others or at least be patient with others.

The person who posted this is a very decent and kind and very well read gentleman and a frequent visitor to our home. We have known him on this forum for many years and many of us followed his struggles, waiting for his home to sell in Connecticut in a down market. He without fail always welcomed a new villager with the words. "Congratualations. You are living the dream". This went on for several years and finally just over a year ago, maybe two now, he arrived here and found a home and started living the dream himself.

Joe is an avid reader of history and I have two hefty books that he brought me sitting on my coffee table right now. Two biographies of presidents.

He has a charming and very successful son and a delightful granddaughter who have both visited our home. Joe cooks up a mean pot of "macaroni". He is a real person who is very well liked by dozens of folks here in The Villages.

He offered this story as an inspiration. Joe, himself, is an inspiring man.

Walt.
02-16-2015, 10:53 AM
He offered this story as an inspiration. Joe, himself, is an inspiring man.

It without doubt that Joe is an outstanding guy and his contributions to this site are a welcome addition.
I simply asked "Does anyone think it was a true story."
As for Ohio. Any state that elects John Kasich is OK by me.

2BNTV
02-16-2015, 05:46 PM
It without doubt that Joe is an outstanding guy and his contributions to this site are a welcome addition.
I simply asked "Does anyone think it was a true story."
As for Ohio. Any state that elects John Kasich is OK by me.

I see you lived in Yonkers, N.Y.

I was born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y., on Waverly St and Park Hill Ave, (just two blocks from Mt. Carmel Church).

Where did you live in Yonkers?

Walt.
02-17-2015, 03:01 AM
I see you lived in Yonkers, N.Y.

I was born and raised in Yonkers, N.Y., on Waverly St and Park Hill Ave, (just two blocks from Mt. Carmel Church).

Where did you live in Yonkers?

Back in the early 60's I lived on Hawthorne Ave. at the Leake & Watts Childrens Home. At the time it wasn't a prison-type facility that it seems to have turned into. Graduated from Yonkers HS in '63. Were you one of the "Park Hill Angels?"

Blessed2BNTV
02-17-2015, 07:20 AM
Joe, great post and a reminder for me to slow down.

You are a blessing to this forum!

2BNTV
02-17-2015, 09:29 AM
Not one of the Angels but not a devil either. :smiley:

Never heard that term used before.

Graduated from Saunders in 62. Mom and pop owned a luncheonette on Park Hill Avenue just a few stores down for Cafe Puglia. A great Italian pastry shop.

My aunt lived cross town near Yonkers Raceway. Near Mengers Bakery. Another great Italian pastry bakery. Made a great Neopolitan pastry cake.

Wish we had the same quality bakery here, or maybe not. I am a diabetic. :(

Walt.
02-17-2015, 10:38 AM
Not one of the Angels but not a devil either. :smiley:

Never heard that term used before.

(

Actually, the "Park Hill Angels" was a (sort of) gang that attended Yonkers High School. Pretty mild when compared to what's out there today. Basically I think their gang activity consisted of wearing matching coats that said "Park Hill Angels - Athletic and Social Club." I had a few friends who went to Saunders, but they probably graduated a year or two after you left.

kittygilchrist
02-17-2015, 10:47 AM
Love. Joe, thank you....