·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.