Friday, May 29, 2009

Sign boards set up by God!



Bricks


Everytime, there is a issue in life that “supposedly slows us down” in the rat race, it just means:

A: dangerous curve ahead – slow down
B: speed thrills but kills – kills the joy of journeying
C: Stop! You are missing out on LIFE and Living in the blind run to reach the un-man’s land.

These speed-breakers are remainders that Life is not about acquiring and possessing alone, it’s all about Living, sharing, caring and celebrating.

When simple sign boards are over-looked then the God is forced to throw Bricks that inevitably put a stop to our going to ‘no-man’s land’. That time (this forceful stopping – be it physical, emotional, financial or intellectual) seems painful to us. So, it’s better we take periodic breaks to look within and also to understand, analyse and work on our priorities of Life from time to time!

Otherwise, we could be stopped by a Brick thrown by God just to get our attention like it happened with this young executive.

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.

God sends you flowers every spring.

He also sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

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.

एक अँधेरा लाखों सितारे, फिर क्यों कोई जीवन से हारे,
सबसे बड़ी सौगात है जीवन, नद्दन है जो जीवन से हरे

Darkness is one but millions are the stars, so how come anyone lose to life

Biggest gift is the gift of life, he is a fool who loses to life....

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Always remember, ‘तुम बेसहारा हो तो किसी का सहारा बनो
तुम्हे तुम्हारा सहारा ख़ुद बो ख़ुद मिल जायेगा!”

If you feel helpless, then go ahead and be a help to someone, you’ll find your help automatically…..

If it be true and so simple, what stops me from being of help to others? What stops me from caring and sharing with others? Will see tomorrow, till then sleep on this story………

revathi

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2 comments:

V Sridhar said...

Wow... Truly an amazing story... sometimes brickbats are better than boquets becoz they wake you up, even though it's a jolt... and then when we retrospect there is always Gratitude for waking up & learning a precious lesson without which life wud have been incomplete...
Love & Gratitude

Mona said...

So true. Every speedbreaker is just a reminder from God, to slow down, look around and love a little more. - Madhumita