·RalphMondy·
Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatchingforkidsdartingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.
Ashiscarpassed,onechildappeared,andabricksmashedintotheJag’ssidedoor.HeslammedonthebrakesandspuntheJagbacktothespotfromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.
Hejumpedoutofthecar,grabbedsomekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,shouting,“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?”Buildingupaheadofsteam,hewenton,“That’sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgoingtocostalotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?”
“Please,mister,please,I’msorry.Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!”pleadedtheyoungster.
“It’smybrother,”hesaid,“HerolledoffthecurbandfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.Sobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?”He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”
Movedbeyondwords,thedrivertriedtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapesandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.
“Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,”thegratefulchildsaidtohim.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboypushhisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.
ItwasalongwalkbacktohisJaguar...along,slowwalk.Heneverdidrepairtothesidedoor.Hekeptthedenttoremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyourattention.