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1、Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatchingforkidsdartingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.一位年輕的總裁,以有點(diǎn)快的車(chē)速,開(kāi)著他的新Jaguar經(jīng)過(guò)住宅區(qū)的巷道。他必須小心游戲中的孩子突然跑到路中央,所以當(dāng)他覺(jué)得小孩子快跑出來(lái)時(shí),就要減慢車(chē)速。Ashiscarpassed,onechildappeared,and
2、abricksmashedintotheJag'ssidedoor.HeslammedonthebrakesandspuntheJagbacktothespotfromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.就在他的車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)一群小朋友的時(shí)候,一個(gè)小朋友丟了一塊磚頭打到了他的車(chē)門(mén),他很生氣的踩了煞車(chē)并后退到磚頭丟出來(lái)的地方。Hejumpedoutofthecar,grabbedsomekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,shouting,"Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudo
3、ing?"Buildingupaheadofsteam,hewenton"That'sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostalotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?"他跳出車(chē)外,抓了那個(gè)小孩,把他頂在車(chē)門(mén)上說(shuō):“你為什么這樣做,你知道你剛剛做了什么嗎?”接著又吼道:“你知不知道你要賠多少錢(qián)來(lái)修理這臺(tái)新車(chē),你到底為什么要這樣做?”“Please,mister,please,I'msorry.Ididn'tknowwhatelsetodo!”pleadedtheyoungster."It'smybrother,"hesaid."Herolledo
4、ffthecurbandfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan'tlifthimup.小孩子求著說(shuō):“先生,對(duì)不起,我不知道我還能怎么辦?” 他接著說(shuō):“因?yàn)槲腋绺鐝妮喴紊系粝聛?lái),我沒(méi)辦法把他抬回去?!盨obbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,"Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He'shurtandhe'stooheavyforme."那男孩啜泣著說(shuō):“你可以幫我把他抬回去嗎?他受傷了,而且他太重了我抱不動(dòng)?!盡ovedbeyondwords,thedrivertriedtoswallo
5、wtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapesandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.這些話讓這位年輕的總裁深受感動(dòng),他抱起男孩受傷的哥哥,幫他坐回輪椅上。并拿出手帕擦拭他哥哥的傷口,以確定他哥哥沒(méi)有什么大問(wèn)題。"Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,"thegratefulchildsaidtohim.Themanthen
6、watchedthelittleboypushhisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.那個(gè)小男孩感激地說(shuō):“謝謝你,先生,上帝保佑你?!比缓笏粗泻⑼浦绺缁厝?。ItwasalongwalkbackstohisJaguar...along,slowwalk.Heneverdidrepairthesidedoor.Hekeptthedenttoremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyourattention.年輕總裁返回Jaguar的路變的很漫長(zhǎng),他也
7、沒(méi)有修他汽車(chē)的側(cè)門(mén)。他保留著車(chē)上的凹痕就是提醒自己。生活的道路不要走的太匆忙,否則需要其他人敲打自己來(lái)注意生活的真諦。Lifewhispersinyoursoulandspeakstoyourheart.Sometimes,whenyoudon'thavethetimetolisten,it'syourchoice:Listentothewhispersofyoursoulorwaitforthebrick!