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发表于 2004-10-29 04:51 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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3 q- r1 [; M4 i( c2 [3 L2 LA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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! @3 ^# F7 Y/ Y7 A+ z# u+ p; fThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic - ^  a6 o  }/ b! v

& [5 j8 \& z/ s$ Ubag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name % {1 B2 t5 J( i2 S" V0 ]% t% T7 t

. d) t7 M% o' V, J9 Aof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that 5 v; D( y! X- A/ ?3 d

6 x) Y3 p4 r5 Fa child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number , |8 p: p& H5 j$ h. G

, m9 f" j" y/ f- A( ?4 pof people he/she hates. 8 R8 Z: [9 s& S: C2 T- z" [
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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& r% R- E0 N( R0 ithe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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. G* {9 U( w1 a! K! r3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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The 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. 4 @- H, R8 w  n/ Q% I8 G# @

1 w. [% v. w* [Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain $ K& T3 S( W, x! Q0 Z

7 b8 ]# G# ], G* {, ]: ydue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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* `# d& \! x/ V9 d) j  i5 B7 Ythose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 . H2 q) y$ \" R, U- N1 H
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. # A* V; \% V9 N  B  p- g- q; j

+ ]9 Z9 N7 B; j7 G2 c% NThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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( m  L; f( x& ~+ t2 R) K9 P$ awith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and 6 _7 z. i/ g: j- M# V7 T% V( A

0 @! w! o) j4 l' v5 `started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through - e5 ?! @% Y5 W. j8 D; b) I1 x5 x
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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go. 3 n$ T# Q% R7 x

1 Z( }1 b3 |* g2 o6 LThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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  ?0 r5 N  Q$ E5 b3 O! V+ aThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry 9 e. Z0 F- t+ s- x" Y4 A% b

# r* x% o% Q/ l1 b5 kyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred 0 k4 J- h0 {- |: w6 Q$ S( l

: B4 k2 A; \, k3 M+ ]4 o0 gwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever ' {" b0 S# P& q$ \# ?! ]
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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9 Y$ S! A+ u; R8 \) L1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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( j2 E+ i5 W2 i& g: X' q" zin your heart for your lifetime???" ; ~) w- y* Q4 w" J: m( U

, x# e7 a! ?7 q& k7 }( ["Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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3 E5 ]9 F# n2 @% W" X0 h: NGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"
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发表于 2004-11-1 05:10 | 显示全部楼层
The implied meaning is simple but profound.
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