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THE STENCH OF HATRED

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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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9 Q; J. Q% o$ {3 G) Dbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

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of people he/she hates.

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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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. V3 _" T& @  F1 V  r2 [The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

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Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

  u& q; A0 G7 Sweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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" T; O4 P: A3 y, u& P; kThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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! E( [- f2 c0 L0 f- {with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

6 R+ w( Z3 {+ N8 k& m& K! fThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

+ [8 b. K0 J# @will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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" ?' Z# V9 T& L: W$ J7 N" N. hyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

& i2 C+ V" a7 e- d+ R! N# l" l: s1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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4 g) f* C" A3 A. ~% Q. U6 pin your heart for your lifetime???"

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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it is something you do for yourself.

Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.