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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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of people he/she hates.
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$ ^, }3 Q* Z6 M* A" p0 X. Q9 BSo 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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* e& V* B2 a3 AThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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" Z  Q  a5 t3 G( \5 A5 qDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain

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
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$ F: Z& l$ C3 j- ~) X( L3 M* pThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

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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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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; k9 e- \5 g" c$ h: Oyour 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

you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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; T% ^% Z7 r2 Y1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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in your heart for your lifetime???"
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

it is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.