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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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# A" K; ], |" {+ ?, Fbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

" h; q9 V0 O4 W3 fof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number

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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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& P& m4 j  D* \* D; @4 QThe 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

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

2 e* a) }; i* u4 o% |those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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0 c( W6 h# ~( x3 ~/ V) Hweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

! \6 S* _9 n5 {$ t7 H. X$ ~2 Rwith 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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  l- T4 S; D5 A: r: W3 j, ^0 j8 lhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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' c6 W' g) q. E/ h6 DThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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6 }! ?0 ^* G$ b/ G+ Xyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

0 _9 @. Z1 I# z7 f# j3 P6 Swill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

3 p5 `4 A# G# N' N. nyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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/ g) G1 ~7 K* w1 D+ O9 C& eit is something you do for yourself.

0 g- M! Z) z2 W  gGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.