ABrotherLikeThat
AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar,admiringit.
"Isthisyourcar,Mister?"hesaid.
Paulnodded."MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywasastounded."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyounothing?Boy,Iwish..."Hehesitated.
OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheladsaidjarredPaulallthewaydowntohisheels.
"Iwish,"theboywenton,"ThatIcouldbeabrother
likethat."
Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenimpulsivelyheadded,"Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?"
"Ohyes,Idlovethat."
Afterashortride,theboyturnedwithhiseyesaglow,said,"Mister,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?"
Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?"theboyasked.
Heranupthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstep,thensortofsqueezedupagainsthimandpointedtothecar.
"Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayImgonnagiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfalltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatIvebeentryingtotellyouabout."
Paulgotoutandliftedtheladtothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembeganamemorableholidayride.ThatChristmasEve,PaullearnedwhatJesusmeantwhenhesaid:"Itismoreblessedtogive..."
内容:
哥哥的心愿
圣诞节时,保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车.圣诞节当天,保罗离开办公室时,一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车,十分赞叹地问:
"先生,这是你的车?"
保罗点点头:"这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物."男孩满脸惊讶,支支吾吾地说:"你是说这是你哥送的礼物,没花你一分钱?天哪,我真希望也能……"
保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么.他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥.但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料.
"我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥."男孩继续说.
保罗惊愕地看着那男孩,冲口而出地说:"你要不要坐我的车去兜风?"
"哦,当然好了,我太想坐了!"
车开了一小段路后,那孩子转过头来,眼睛闪闪发亮,对我说:"先生,你能不能把车子开到我家门前?"
保罗微笑,他知道孩子想干什么.那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀,让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家.但是这次保罗又猜错了."你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前?"男孩要求道.
男孩跑上了阶梯,过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了,但动作似乎有些缓慢.原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了,将他安置在第一个台阶上,紧紧地抱着他,指着那辆新车.
只听那男孩告诉弟弟:"你看,这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车.这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦!将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车,到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时,挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了,就象我告诉过你的那样."
保罗走下车子,把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座.兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子,坐在弟弟的身旁.就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风.
那个圣诞夜,保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理.