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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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6 r0 H2 ~  V; P% LThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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0 c2 w, _0 C3 i4 c' e2 W7 G$ x9 Wbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

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3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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. ~* i4 @$ C9 _1 Q, t+ ^The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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7 f  s, v* ^" @- P6 w7 @# ?7 ^in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

5 g0 a$ @! {% ^" |Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain

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those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

8 C* k1 M* v' x$ z* P! JThe 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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) K3 k: _0 X1 E" b3 `! g$ ]! Z; {2 nstarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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/ |# `7 K/ A$ J+ I$ }' uhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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# h' Q# P/ H5 b% cThen 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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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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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???"
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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it is something you do for yourself.
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6 @7 r2 N4 Z+ E# wGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.