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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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/ p$ O" o% D1 O. x* M; ]8 S# W) E4 R5 LA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. * L, ~. C- t0 k8 [+ F3 N8 J% V
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The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic - r) o' K5 I$ M" B+ F6 G9 r7 |
2 m3 k7 G6 x8 F& @9 a Jbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name 0 y7 Q! b4 W5 f) ?; e
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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 ( l& n8 ^/ m+ Y I
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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( {/ u w: @1 L. A) k. [4 e/ v' uThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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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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$ N- {; G8 ?: s) _; Z! e w* j- tthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. 6 k& ~8 E. I+ C/ \! S6 _
5 N4 r( c) ]9 p& [% G; J; [The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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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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- Q1 q: M7 `4 r7 }& r) x5 gThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. ) K5 J) Z6 O9 H8 i2 p
+ ~' v' Y$ n4 N8 \4 F. z8 \The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry . i3 `$ M2 L# @1 _
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your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever % n0 ~7 o+ @" M" E8 H4 _
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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in your heart for your lifetime???"
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness" |
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