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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

bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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+ p; u1 I4 J9 c1 `' x. g7 L: S- X/ O4 JSo 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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$ G8 P/ U% M4 l/ X, w, A, p$ k% KThe 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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2 ~3 e. Q6 d/ C1 {Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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, ^: }$ v, d  L" F/ e1 x4 xdue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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& X( }1 D$ k- K" E5 K1 t8 U. xthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

9 V! q& v( e! d6 z- U/ \* Xweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

# ?* t' l5 x" G9 OThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

; m2 O( Z0 c. P5 {7 L" I* \' fwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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3 y# L2 \- q) ]' cstarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

) Z* u5 {, W$ ohaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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  A2 _! U* w5 \, fThen 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

4 \1 \7 B+ X' m7 t/ Jyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

9 x2 e- x" b7 \/ t7 m5 Gwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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in your heart for your lifetime???"

( f# R+ u8 L, X"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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4 f5 p$ [" B! m3 M! Zit is something you do for yourself.
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( k% |" j& ]1 ^# v8 y1 ^Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.