SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY LIFE!

Is the title of this inspirational story.

About ten years ago, a young and very

successful executive named Josh was

traveling down a Chicago neighborhood

street. He was going a bit too fast in his

sleek, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which

was only two months old.

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 child darted out, but a

brick sailed out and-WHUMP! — it smashed

into the Jag’s shiny black side door!

SCREECH…!!!! Brakes slammed! Gears ground

into reverse, and tires madly spun the Jag

back to the spot from where the brick had

been thrown.

Josh jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid

and pushed him up against a parked car. He

shouted at the kid, “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 my new Jag, that brick you threw

is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did

you throw 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 were dripping down the boy’s chin as

he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my

brother, mister,” 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 young executive

tried desperately to swallow the rapidly

swelling lump in his throat. Straining, 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 OK. He then

watched the younger brother push him down

the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to the sleek, black,

shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE – a long and

slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of

his Jag. He kept the dent to remind him not

to go through life so fast that someone has

to throw a brick at him to get his attention.

Some bricks are softer than others. Feel for

the bricks of life coming at you. In the hustle

bustle and the speed of life, are you missing

out the joys of the present moments.

Slow Down And Enjoy Life. It is Not Only the

Scenery You Miss by Going too Fast….You

Also Miss the Sense of Where You are Going

and Why…